AOD resource listing


Reconsidering opioid therapy

Provider: Hunter Integrated Pain Service

Long term efficacy and safety of opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain.

Chronic non-cancer pain Opioid deprescribing Withdrawal management

Delivery format: PDF

The National Alcohol and Drug Knowledgebase

Provider: National Centre for Education and Training on Addictions (NCETA)

Substance specific information including Australians’ attitudes and behaviours to specific substances, and the consequences of use.

Alcohol Benzodiazepines Cannabis Methamphetamine Opioid deprescribing Other illicit substances

Delivery format: Website

Quick steps through opioid management: Opioid quicksteps guide

Provider: Pain Management Network

An online tool outlining a balanced approach to safer opioid prescription as part of multimodal pain management.

Chronic non-cancer pain Opioid deprescribing Withdrawal management

Delivery format: Webpage

Evolve Top-5 recommendations on low-value practices

Provider: Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)

The top 5 list of low-value practices in addiction medicine from the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine (AChAM).

Care coordination and treatment planning Opioid deprescribing Withdrawal management

Delivery format: Publication

Alcohol and drugs - search by drug

Provider: Touchbase

Search drugs by name for more information and to learn of their effects.

Alcohol Benzodiazepines Cannabis LGBTQIA+ Methamphetamine Opioid deprescribing Other illicit substances

Delivery format: Website

A - Z drug list

Provider: Your Room

Search drugs by name for more information and to learn of their effects.

Alcohol Benzodiazepines Cannabis Methamphetamine Opioid deprescribing Other illicit substances

Delivery format: Website

Tame the beast

Provider: Tame the Beast

Video resources for patients about understanding pain.

Chronic non-cancer pain Opioid deprescribing Patient resources

Delivery format: Video | Website

Opioid tapering algorithm

Provider: Australian Government Department of Health

Fact sheet on the safe tapering of opioids.

Chronic non-cancer pain Opioid deprescribing Withdrawal management

Delivery format: PDF

Prescribing drugs of dependence in general practice

Provider: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

These three-part clinical guidelines outline a clinical governance framework to support GPs to safely prescribe drugs of dependence. Supplementary material includes case review, practice policies, templates and other resources.

Benzodiazepines Chronic non-cancer pain Clinical guidelines Opioid deprescribing Patient behaviours

Delivery format: PDF | Webpage

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