The City has created a number of resources that healthcare providers can use when considering prescribing opioids.
The Department of Public Health has also been working with public and private health insurers to establish safer opioid prescribing policies and policies that improve access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
See the resources below and visit these pages to learn how to prescribe and dispense buprenorphine and naloxone:
Department of Public Health guidelines to help surgeons and other physicians manage patient expectations, maximize the use of nonopioid pain treatments, and limit the duration of opioid use.
This patient information flyer includes tips for managing pain after surgery, including many ways your health care team can help manage your pain without prescribing opioids.
