Controlled Substance Management in Chronic Pain

<div>1 Scope of the pain problem.-&nbsp;2 Scope of the problem: Intersection of chronic pain and addiction.-&nbsp;3 Evidence-based treatment for chronic pain with opioids.-&nbsp;4 Opioid pharmacology.-&nbsp;5 Pharmacokinetics.-&nbsp;6 Benzodiazepines, Alcohol and Stimulant Use in Combination with Opioid Use.-&nbsp;7 Marijuana and cannabinoids for pain.-&nbsp;8 Adjuvant agents in chronic pain therapy.-&nbsp;9 Complications of opioid therapy.-&nbsp;10 Risk mitigation strategies.-&nbsp;11 Naloxone Treatment of Opioid Overdose.-&nbsp;12 From Patient Evaluation to Opioid Overdose Prevention: Ten Steps to Make the Law Work for You and Your Patients.-&nbsp;13 Treating the difficult patient.-&nbsp;14 Controlled Substance Management: Exit Strategies for the Pain Practitioner.-&nbsp;15 Alternatives to opiates in the management of non-cancer related pain.-&nbsp;Appendix A: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain.-&nbsp;Appendix B: Sample Opioid Agreement/Informed Consent.-&nbsp;Appendix C: Opioid Risk Tool.-&nbsp;Appendix D: Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised (SOAPP®-R).-&nbsp;Appendix E: McGill Pain Questionnaire.</div><div><br></div>