Patient Education

Intermountain Opioid Literature

Before Taking Opioids

• Prescription Opioids: What You Need to Know

While Taking Opioids: Acute Care

• Managing Short-Term Pain at Home
• Managing Your Pain After a Medical Procedure
• Opioid Medicines in the Emergency Department: Your Safety Comes First

While Taking Opioids: Perinatal Care

• Breastfeeding and Prescription Pain Medication
• Labor Support Cards
• Newborn Withdrawal
• Prescription Pain Medication in Pregnancy
• Substance Use During Pregnancy

While Taking Opioids: Chronic Care

• Chronic Pain Management
• Cutting Back on Opioid Pain Medication
• Fentanyl (Duragesic): Safe-use Instructions
• Opioid Medication for Chronic Pain
• Pain Medication Tracker

High Risk and Disposal of Leftover Medications

• Addiction
• Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
• Leftover Medications: How to Dispose of Them Safely
• Naloxone for Opioid Overdose

National Resources

• CDC Opioid Information for Patients
• American Chronic Pain Association

Other Intermountain Pain Education Literature

• Anesthesia
• Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
• LAID: Home Instructions
• Low Back Pain
• Microdiscectomy
• Palliative Care Services
• Peripheral Nerve Block for Pain Control After Surgery: In the Hospital
• Procedural Sedation
• Radiofrequency Rhizotomy (RF)
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Injections
• Trigger Point Injections

Intermountain Pediatrics Pain Education Literature

• Acupuncture for Children
• Cellulitis
• Essential Oils for Aromatherapy
• Headache Treatment in the Hospital
• Helping Your Child Cope with Medical Procedures
• Managing Your Baby's Pain
• Managing Your Child's Pain
• Managing Your Child's Short-Term Pain at Home
• Medicine, How to Give
• Oral Sucrose for Short-Term Pain Relief
• Pediatric Dosing Guide: Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
• Sedation for Tests and Procedures
• Surgery, After Care
• Surgery, Keeping Your Child Safe
• Surgery, Preparing For
• Surgery, What Happens During the Procedure
• Surgical Pain and Comfort

Complementary Therapies

• EAP Guided LiVe Well Meditation CDs
• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
• The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (TOSH) Pilates Program Exercises

American Society of Anesthesiologists Literature

• Chronic Pain
• Injury/Acute Pain
• Non-Opioid Treatment