The American College of Rheumatology Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia and Measurement of Symptom Severity
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The concept of addiction in law and regulatory policy related to pain management: a critical review
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Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
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VA/DOD Guidelines for Managing Opioid Therapy
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Practice Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Chronic Pain Management and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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Family Caregivers, Patients and Physicians: Ethical Guidance to Optimize Relationships
American College of Physicians
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Guidelines for Controlled Trials of Drugs in Tension-type Headache: Second Edition
International Headache Society
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The Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons (2009) Guideline
The American Geriatrics Society
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A Call to Revolutionize Chronic Pain Care in America: An Opportunity in Health Care Reform
Mayday Fund Report
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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Clinical Practice Guidelines
Management of Cancer Pain
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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Clinical Practice Guidelines
Manejo del Dolor por Cancer (In Spanish)
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Hypermedia Assistant for Cancer Pain Management
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Getting Started: Guidelines and Suggestions for those Starting a Hospice / Palliative Care Service 2nd Edition
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The IAHPC Manual of Palliative Care 2nd Edition
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Chou R, Fanciullo GJ, Fine PG, et al. J Pain. 2009;10(2):113-130
ASAM Public Policy Statement Office-based Opioid Agonist Treatment (OBOT)
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ASAM Public Policy Statement Rapid and Ultra Rapid Opioid Detoxification
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CFR Title 21 Chapter II
(folder contains individual Sections 1300 to 1316 as PDFs)
Code of Federal Regulations. 21 CFR Ch. II (4-1-02 Edition).
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Achieving the Right Balance in Oversight of Physician Opioid Prescribing for Pain:
The Role of State Medical Boards.
Hoffmann DE, Tarzian AJ. J Law Med Ethics. 2003;31(1):21-40.
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Disciplinary Actions and Pain Relief: Analysis of the Pain Relief Act
Johnson SH. J Law Med Ethics. 1996;24(4):319-327.
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Model Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
©Copyright May 2004 by the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.
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Controlled substances and pain management:
Regulatory oversight, formularies, and cost decisions.
Pisano DJ. J Law Med Ethics. 1996;24(4):310-316.
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Opioid therapy for chronic nonmalignant pain: Clinicians'perspective.
Portenoy RK. J Law Med Ethics. 1996;24(4):296-309.
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Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Reprinted February 2008
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Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Highlights - 2007
National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services
SAMHSA
April 1, 2009
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Provider Prescribing Patterns and Perceptions:
Identifying Solutions to Build Consensus on Opioid
Use in Pain Management - A Roundtable Discussion
American Pain Foundation
Published April 2008
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The National Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Strategy (2009)
The Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence (CLAAD) and the Human Resources
Development Institute, Inc. (HRDI)
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