Comprehensive, Evidence-Based, Consensus Guidelines for Prescription of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain from the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP)

• Published in: Pain physician Vol. 26; no. 7S; pp. S7 - S126
• Main Author: Manchikanti, Laxmaiah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society of Interventional Pain Physician 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Cancer; Chronic Pain - drug therapy; Clinical practice guidelines; Evidence-based medicine; Fentanyl; Humans; Narcotics; Pain; Pain management; Patient safety; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Prescriptions; drug testing; controlled substances; prescription drug abuse; dependency; diversion; non-cancer pain; prescription monitoring; adherence monitoring; substance abuse; Chronic pain; opioids; persistent pain

BACKGROUND: Opioid prescribing in the United States is decreasing, however, the opioid epidemic is continuing at an uncontrollable rate. Available data show a significant number of opioid deaths, primarily associated with illicit fentanyl use. It is interesting to also note that the data show no cle...