CME Lesson

Lesson 6 – Prescribing Controlled Substances – References and Resources

The following references and resources have been provided by the speakers for additional study.

Addiction: Brain Disease or Just an Excuse for Bad Behavior?

  • Ries, RK. (2014) Principles of Addiction Medicine (5th ed.). Chevy Chase, MD: American Society of Addiction Medicine.
  • Volkow, N. D., Fowler, J. S., Wang, G.-J. & Swanson, J. M. (2004). Dopamine in drug abuse and addiction: results from imaging studies and treatment implications. Mol. Psychiatry, 9, 557–569. (doi:10.1038/sj.mp.4001507)

Amphetamines and Controlled Substance Schedules

  • 'Amphetamines' at Wikipedia.com
  • Amphetamine use, etc - drugs.com

Prescribing Opioids and Obvious Pitfalls Thereof

  • Principles of Addiction Medicine – Fourth Edition
  • Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis: Mississippi Prescribers’ Response – Scott Hambleton MD
  • Utah Clinical Guidelines on Prescribing Opioids- Utah Dept. of Health
  • Chronic Pain Perspectives – Frontline Medical Communications
  • FDA Blueprint for Prescriber Education for ER and LA Analgesics
  • Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for CNCP
  • Prescribing for Pain – Daniel P. Alford MD/Boston University School of Medicine
  • Substance Abuse- A Comprehensive Textbook --- Fourth Edition

Benzodiazepines: Avoiding Pitfalls of Inappropriate Prescribing

  • Ries, RK. (2014) Principles of Addiction Medicine (5th ed.). Chevy Chase, MD: American Society of Addiction Medicine.
  • Volkow, N. D., Fowler, J. S., Wang, G.-J. & Swanson, J. M. (2004). Dopamine in drug abuse and addiction: results from imaging studies and treatment implications. Mol. Psychiatry, 9, 557–569. (doi:10.1038/sj.mp.4001507)

Pain Management: A Perspective from the Other Side

  • Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure(MSBML)(www.msbml.ms.gov/)
  • Federation of State Medical Boards' (FSMB) Model Policy on the Use of Opioid Analgesics in the Treatment of Chronic Pain(www.fsmb.org/)
  • Responsible Opioid Prescribing–A Clinician’s Guide (www.fsmb.org/)Scott M. Fishman, MD, Chief of Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis
  • US FDA Blueprint for Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for Extended-Release and Long-Acting Opioid Analgesics (www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/InformationbyDrugClass/ucm163647.htm)