Clinical use of Opioids
Opioids and acute pain management
Opioids Aware: Reviewing the place of opioids in acute pain management
Opioids for long term pain
Opioids Aware: The effectiveness of opioids for long term pain
Management of opioid related side effects
Opioids Aware: Monitoring and preventing dependence and addiction to prescribed opioids
Long term harms of opioids
Opioids Aware: Side effects and harms to consider with long-term opioid use
Current UK data on opioid misuse
Opioids Aware: Data on opioid misuse
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Other sections
Best professional practice
Opioids Aware: Best professional practice in safe prescribing, record keeping, patient safety and risk, reporting adverse effects
Understanding Pain and Medicines for Pain
Opioids Aware: Understanding Pain and Medicines for Pain
A structured approach to opioid prescribing
Opioids Aware: A structured approach to opioids prescribing
Opioids and addiction
Opioids Aware: opioids and addiction
Information for patients
Opioids Aware: Information for patients