WHERE ARE PAIN RELIEVERS OBTAINED? • Bought on internet – 0.1% • More than one doctor – 1.6% • Drug dealer/stranger – 3.9% • Other – 4.9% • Bought/took from friend/relative – 14.8% • One doctor – 19.1% • Free from friend/relative – 55.7% Of those that received free from a friend/relative, 80.7% came from one doctor. Enough narcotics were prescribed to South Dakotans in 2012 to medicate every South Dakota adult around-the-clock for nearly two weeks. SDSMA Whitepaper – Opiate Analgesics for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Checklist for Prescribing Opiates for Chronic, Non-Cancer Pain Algorithm for Pain Management CDC – Calculating Daily Dose of Opioids for Safer Dosage Opioid Dose Calculator Sample Patient/Provider Agreement Provider’s Toolkit Provider Educational Opportunities Prescription Drug Storage & Disposal Drug Addiction Services & Treatment South Dakota Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and submitting a query SDSMA Legal Brief – Controlled Substances SDSMA Legal Brief – Drug Use and Diversion SDSMA Legal Brief – Dispensing Controlled Substances and Packaging South Dakota Codified Law - Standards for Medical Records When Prescribing Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Chronic, Non-Cancer Pain