Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) for Narcotic Abuse
Estimates risk of opioid-related aberrant behaviors.
This tool studied patients at a chronic pain clinic.
Advice
- Pain medications should not be withheld for painful conditions simply because a patient is deemed “high risk” by the ORT, but these patients should be considered for other modalities of pain control if appropriate.
- These high risk patients may be appropriate candidates for referral to pain management.
- Providers should exercise caution when starting any patient on chronic opiates.