- 30 laws signed by current governor to combat opioid use
- New guidelines (4/19/18) – consider two smaller prescriptions rather than one large one: “lowest dose and fewest number of opioid pills”
- Consider non-opioid alternatives
- Encourages use of PMP; law requires consulting PMP to prescribe for > 3 days
- Avoid oxycodone whenever possible
- Avoid methadone unless prescriber has specialized training
- Consider prescribing home naloxone for chronic opioid users
- Note: above has caused 29.7% decrease in opiate prescriptions since 2015
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