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Michigan Safer Opioid Prescribing Toolkit

Tapering Guidelines

This section contains information on why, when, and how to taper patients off of opioid pain medications.

Providers

Provider Resources on:

 

  • When to Address Tapering with Your Patient
  • General Approach/Considerations
  • When to Consider Co-Prescribing with Naloxone
  • Supplemental Resources

Patients

Patient & Family Resources on:

 

  • Why and How to Taper My Medications