Pain Contracts

The following sample chronic pain contracts address the use of the emergency department and the agreement with the primary care physician.

Your Pain Treatment Agreement
Documents the understanding between the patient and the prescriber. An example of a pain treatment agreement is provided.

 

Other Resources/Links

Identification, Management, and Transition of Care for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department

This article examines the current body of evidence underpinning the identification of patients at risk for opioid use disorder, ED-based symptomatic treatment of acute opioid withdrawal, medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder on discharge from the ED, and transition to outpatient services.

Initiating Opioid Treatment in the Emergency Department (ED) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine is one strategy emergency physicians can use to address the opioid epidemic. 

Project Lazarus
Community-based public health program based on the premise that drug overdose deaths are preventable. The program, based on prevention and opioid safety, was developed and implemented in North Carolina, an area with a higher than average overdose death rate. The program includes resources for overdose survivors, patients, medical personnel, and legal considerations.

Resources - Opioid Counseling in the Emergency Department

Models for Addressing Transitions of Care for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

 

Chronic Opioid Treatment

Managing Chronic Pain in Adults With or in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders: A Treatment Improvement Protocol
SAMHSA Tip 54. Addresses assessment, treatment plan development, functional impairment, and psychological symptoms and monitoring for relapse.

Multifaceted Program Featuring Guideline, Training, and Incentives Reduces Prescribing of High-Dose Opioid Therapy in Patients with Chronic Pain
AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange. State guidelines were used as a framework for this work.

Clinical guidelines for the use of chronic opioid therapy in chronic noncancer pain
J Pain. 2009;10(2):113-130.

 

Treatment Facilities

National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
This SAMHSA publication presents 2011 survey data on public and private treatment facilities in all 50 states, including location, client, and facility characteristics.