Pain Management and Opioids Guide for Consumers

Understand Pain
What Kind of Pain Do You Have?
Talk with Your Doctor about Pain
Self-Care for Pain Management

Understand Opioids
A Pain Medication
Side Effects and Risks
How to Store and Dispose

Learn more about pain, pain medication, and ways to manage pain with self-care. Also, understand the problem with continued opioid use. Share this information with your family and friends.

This pain management and opioid guide was created by seven Minnesota health plans that are collaborating to reduce the rate of chronic opioid use in the state: Blue Plus, HealthPartners, Hennepin Health, Medica, South Country Health Alliance, and UCare.

Printable Pain Management and Opioids Guide for Consumers > (18-page PDF)

Websites for more facts

Take a minute to review these valuable resources for more information.

• Opioid (Narcotic) Pain Medications. Opioid pain medication guide and video by WebMD. (1-minute video)
• Rx Awareness: Real stories about the devastation of opioid use disorder and overdose. With the real stories in this campaign, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aims to increase awareness and knowledge among Americans about the risks of prescription opioids and stop inappropriate use.

This Pain Management and Opioids Guide for Consumers was developed by six Minnesota health plans that are collaborating to reduce the rate of chronic opioid use in the state. Contact your health plan if you need free help interpreting this document: Blue Plus, HealthPartners, Hennepin Health, Medica, South Country Health Alliance, and UCare.