The Use of Opioid Risk Tool Resource in Determining Risk for Opioid Abuse

Chronic Pain Management
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Chronic Pain Management
The Opioid Risk Tool consists of ten questions that require a yes or no answer. I would use this tool to determine the risk of opioid abuse. Based on the information provided, the client is likely to score 4. Consequently, the client can be categorized as being at moderate risk for narcotic abuse. With this information, the interventions made for the client should be devoid of any narcotic substances. The goal of care would be to provide a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions ensuring that the pharmacological ones do not provide any possibility of drug abuse.
I would advise the client to use non-pharmacological interventions such as physical therapy and exercises to treat his pain. Mild exercises can help relieve chronic pain both in the short-term and long term (Clauw et al., 2019). Massage and occupational therapy interv...