(eBook) Controlled Substance Management in Chronic Pain by Staats

This is the PDF eBook version for Controlled Substance Management in Chronic Pain – A Balanced Approach by Peter S. Staats, Sanford M. Silverman

Table of Contents

1 Scope of the pain problem
2 Scope of the problem: Intersection of chronic pain and addiction
3 Evidence-based treatment for chronic pain with opioids
4 Opioid pharmacology
5 Pharmacokinetics
6 Benzodiazepines, Alcohol and Stimulant Use in Combination with Opioid Use
7 Marijuana and cannabinoids for pain
8 Adjuvant agents in chronic pain therapy
9 Complications of opioid therapy
10 Risk mitigation strategies
11 Naloxone Treatment of Opioid Overdose
12 From Patient Evaluation to Opioid Overdose Prevention: Ten Steps to Make the Law Work for You and Your Patients
13 Treating the difficult patient
14 Controlled Substance Management: Exit Strategies for the Pain Practitioner
15 Alternatives to opiates in the management of non-cancer related pain
Appendix A: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
Appendix B: Sample Opioid Agreement/Informed Consent
Appendix C: Opioid Risk Tool
Appendix D: Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised (SOAPP®-R)
Appendix E: McGill Pain Questionnaire