Controlled Substance Management in Chronic Pain

1. Scope of the Pain Problem
Steven Chinn, Karina Gritsenko, Laxmaiah Manchikanti

2. Scope of the Problem: Intersection of Chronic Pain and Addiction
Alicia A. Trigeiro, Kenneth L. Kirsh, Steven D. Passik

3. Evidence-Based Treatment for Chronic Pain with Opioids
Sean Li, Peter S. Staats

4. Opioid Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics
Andrea M. Trescot

5. Pharmacogenetics
Andrea M. Trescot

6. Benzodiazepines, Alcohol, and Stimulant Use in Combination with Opioid Use
J. Gregory Hobelmann, Michael R. Clark

7. Marijuana and Cannabinoids for Pain
Timothy Furnish, Mark Wallace

8. Adjuvant Agents in Chronic Pain Therapy
Joseph V. Pergolizzi

9. Complications of Opioid Therapy
Gerald M. Aronoff

10. Risk Mitigation Strategies
Lynn R. Webster

11. Naloxone Treatment of Opioid Overdose
Sanford M. Silverman, Peter S. Staats

12. From Patient Evaluation to Opioid Overdose Prevention: Ten Steps to Make the Law Work for You and Your Patients
Jen Bolen

13. Treating the Difficult Patient
Hans Hansen, Judith Holmes

14. Controlled Substance Management: Exit Strategies for the Pain Practitioner
Sanford M. Silverman

15. Alternatives to Opiates in the Management of Non-cancer-related Pain
Peter S. Staats, Sean Li, Sanford M. Silverman

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Pain Medicine, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes, Primary Care Medicine