Evaluating a Program to Lower Prescription Opioid Doses for Patients with Chronic Pain

Authors

REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

Files

Why this matters?

Patients who use opioids for a long time are at increased risk for addiction, care crashes, overdose, & injuries.

Publication Date

4-2024

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland

Keywords

Access to Care, Research, Prescription Opioid Doses, Chronic Pain

Disciplines

Substance Abuse and Addiction

Comments

This research summary is provided by the REACH Dissemination Committee based on a full study created by others.

Project Collaborators include key personnel and advisory panel members that represent the three largest health systems in Maine, The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Council on Aging, Community Care Partnership of Maine, and Maine Area Health Education Center.

This program has been funded in part by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Please visit Evaluating a Program to Lower Prescription Opioid Doses for Patients with Chronic Pain | PCORI for the full study.

Von Korff M, Dublin S, Hansen R, et al. (2019). Evaluating a Program to Lower Prescription Opioid Doses for Patients With Chronic Pain. Washington, DC: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). https://doi.org/10.25302/02.2020.IHS.130602198

Recommended Citation

REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA, "Evaluating a Program to Lower Prescription Opioid Doses for Patients with Chronic Pain" (2024). REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health. 17.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/reach/17