Opioid Strategy
The College commits
to wide-ranging strategy
to address opioid crisis
GOALS
acilitate safe and appropriate opioid
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prescribing by physicians to patients;
Protect patient access to care; and
Reduce risk to both patients and the public.
what the college says
High dose prescribing
presents risks
Chronic pain patients need
access to safe prescribing and
non-opioid treatments
Remediation
is the preferred
approach, if
appropriate
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Dialogue Issue 2, 2017
Sudden discontinuation
has risks; taper instead
Physicians should be supported
with data and education
Guidelines are
important, as
is the ability
to exercise
professional
judgment
College supports
harm reduction efforts
(supervised injection sites
and access to naloxone)
Opioid use and misuse are
complex issues – there are
no simple solutions