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Michigan Safer Opioid Prescribing Toolkit

Safer Prescribing Toolkit
  • Background
    • About this toolkit
    • General Opioid Epidemic Resources
  • Patient-Centered Care
    • Effective Conversations
    • Understanding Types of Pain
    • Reducing Stigma
  • Pain Management
    • Non-Medication Options
    • Non-Opioid Medication Options
    • Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

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Clinical Decision Support Flowchart

MAPS Poster

Sample Pain Management Agreement

Words Matter

Non-Opioid Treatment Option Tables

Non-Pharmacological Treatment Option Tables

Safe Storage & Disposal Handouts

Provider
Health Disparities

Stark racial, financial divides found in opioid addiction treatment

Stark racial, financial divides found in opioid addiction treatment

Thirty-five times more white patients than patients of color receive buprenorphine, and three-quarters of prescriptions go to those who pay cash or have private insurance.

Listen to the accompanying podcast and read the original research article in JAMA Psychiatry.

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