Know the risks

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• Description:
  As many as 1 in 4 people receiving prescription opioids long term in a primary care setting struggles with opioid addiction.
  
  MANAGE YOUR PAIN, MINIMIZE YOUR RISK.
  
  Chronic pain can be devastating, and effective pain management is essential to get
  
  your life back. Talk to your doctor about ways to manage your pain that don’t involve prescription opioids, such as:
  
  • Non-opioid pain relievers, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®), ibuprofen (Advil®),
  
  • or naproxen (Aleve®)
  
  • Physical therapy and exercise
  
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  
  • Certain antidepressants and anticonvulsants
  
  LEARN MORE : www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/prescribing.guideline.html Guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain
  
  Publicatiaon date from document properties.
  
  guidelines_patients_poster-a.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Analgesics, Opioid Chronic Pain Drug Overdose Drug Prescriptions Inappropriate Prescribing Opioid-Related Disorders
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6e828c0e86d19bd9ee09778f468a2a234c42a11be3821e7cf8f7bf7b85609a01
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39029/cdc_39029_DS1.pdf
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