A compilation of resources to help pharmacist decision-making and improve communication with patients, such as the HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics, warning signs related to prescribing and dispensing controlled substances, and medicines recommended for disposal by flushing.  

• HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics (October 2019)
• Life-Saving Naloxone from Pharmacies (CDC) 
• Let's Talk About Naloxone—It Saves Lives (APhA)
• Safe Opioid Disposal - Remove the Risk Outreach Toolkit (FDA)
• Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Save Lives (National Academy of Medicine - Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic)
• GenerationRx (Patient Resources)
• Allied Against Opioid Abuse, including a Pharmacy Toolkit
• Drug Disposal Options (FDA)
• Opioid Overdose Risk and Naloxone (NIH Pain Consortium)
• Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit (SAMHSA)
• Opioid Core Measure Set (Pharmacy Quality Alliance)
• CDC Quality Improvement and Care Coordination: Implementing the CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain 
• Opioids Resources (National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention)
• Opioid Overdose Reversal with Naloxone (NIDA)
• Naloxone (SAMHSA)
• SAMHSA Guidance: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (February 2018)
• Naloxone Supplement (Journal of the American Pharmacists Association) (March/April 2017)
• CDC Patient and Provider Videos (December 2016)
• Pharmacists: On the Front Lines (CDC brochure, October 2016)
• Pharmacist Compassionate Accurate Responsive Educational (CARE) Program: Taking CARE Video 
• Taking Care: The Pharmacists Role in Caring for Patients with Pain
• Poster: Do you suffer from pain? Your Pharmacist can help.
• Association Report: Opioid overdose prevention (Journal of the American Pharmacists Association) (2015)
• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (March 2016)