Nonopioid treatments for chronic pain

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• Description:
  Patients with pain should receive treatment that provides the greatest benefit. Opioids are not the first-line therapy for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Evidence suggests that nonopioid treatments, including nonopioid medications and nonpharmacological therapies can provide relief to those suffering from chronic pain, and are safer.
  
  Learn more: ww.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/prescribing/guideline.html
  
  Fact sheet for: Dowell D, Haegerich TM, Chou R. CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016. MMWR Recomm Rep 2016;65:1–49.
  
  CS263451
  
  alternative_treatments-a.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Analgesics, Opioid Chronic Pain Drug Overdose Drug Prescriptions Inappropriate Prescribing Opioid-Related Disorders
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6d5a1e271e02a220775a0fe2efd91433264922b9916ccefb2c65dc2a09c46d0c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38483/cdc_38483_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.40 MB ]