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Resources for Prescribers

Are you a prescriber of controlled substances? Are you concerned about prescription drug abuse? These resources have been selected for you to use in daily practice. Please contact us if you have a suggestion to add to this list.

Contact Virginia State Police Diversion Unit

Responsible Opioid Prescribing: A Physician's Guide

Screening Tools for Addiction

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

Clinical Tools for Opioid Risk Management

Evidence-Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Physician Clinical Support System-Primary Care

Issues in Pain Management

Communicating with the Patient Prescribed Controlled Substances

Stopping Drug Diversion

Medication Disposal Programs

Recovery Resources

Other Resources


Commonsense Opioid-Risk Management in Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Clinician’s Perspective