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Opioid Prescribing

The use of prescription opioids to manage pain has increased 10-fold over the past 20 years in the United States. Although opioids are indicated and effective in the management of certain types of acute pain and cancer pain, their role in treating chronic, non-cancer pain is not well established.

Provider Guides

Judicious Prescribing of Opioid Analgesics (PDF)

Resources

Guidance on Opioid Prescribing During the COVID-19 Outbreak (PDF, May 23)

Resources for Emergency Department Physicians

HealingNYC: Preventing Overdoses, Saving Lives (PDF)

Judicious Opioid Prescribing Public Health Detailing Campaign: Action Kit to Help Health Care Providers Prevent Opioid Analgesic Misuse and Overdose

Letter to Health Care Providers about prescription monitoring program and the I-STOP law (PDF)

Download posters for emergency departments (PDF) and exam rooms (PDF, available in hard-copy by calling 311)

CDC's Opioid Guideline App helps providers identify patients’ risk for overdose by calculating total morphine milligram equivalents (MME). Multiple types of opioid analgesics can be included in the total daily MME calculation.