Resources, Research, Treatment and more www.hhs.gov/opioids

Pain Scored is a data driven patient engagement solution that allows any clinician to feel comfortable monitoring patients with chronic pain.  It has the added advantage of providing possible opportunities for additional reimbursement.  Its optimized to fit into the workflow of a busy primary care practice or an intensive pain group.  Learn more in a quick video or visit the webpage.

2019:

• June - Fatal overdoses decline in Maryland for first time in years as fentanyl-related deaths dip in first quarter - The Baltimore Sun
• May - Overdose Deaths in MD Continue to Increase - The Baltimore Sun
• April - Lessons Learned After Three Years of Legalized, Recreational Marijuana: The Colorado Experience - Contact Dr. Daniel Vigil for information
• March - Development of the Revised Opioid Risk Tool to Predict Opioid Use Disorder in Patients with Chronic Nonmalignant Pain - The Journal of Pain
• March - The Opioid Dilemma: Saving Lives in the Long Run Can Take Lives in the Short Run - The New York Times
• May - Collaborating to Address the Opioid Epidemic in Maryland - Written by MedChi Staff
• Medical Assisted Treatment (MAT) with (Buprenorphine) - Written by Dr. Richard Bruno
• Maryland Emergency Departments are Helping Lead the Way with Safer Opioid Prescribing - Written by Dr. Drew Fuller (Calvert Health)
• January - California Doctors Alarmed as State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths - NPR

To see a list of articles from 2018, please click here. 
To see a list of articles from 2017, please click here.