Videos
Videos from Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing
The organization’s mission is to reduce morbidity and mortality resulting from prescribing of opioids and to promote cautious, safe and responsible opioid prescribing practices. These videos are from leading experts in the field. Asterisks (*) indicates that speaker has relationships with opioid manufacturers.
Effectiveness for Chronic Pain
This video explains that long-term opioid therapy is not an evidence-based treatment for chronic pain. Interviews with Drs. Mark Sullivan, Alex Cahana and Gilbert Fanciullo. (6 minutes)
Understanding Physical Dependence
This video helps prescribers and the public better understand the meaning of the term physical dependence and to correct the misperception that physical dependence on opioids is benign and clinically unimportant. Drs. Mark Sullivan, Jane Ballantyne and Thomas Kosten and Betty Tully. (3 minutes)
Opioid Addictions are not rare
This video explains that pain patients can become addicted to opioids and that misinformation on this topic played a role in causing the epidemic. It features a clip of CDC Director, Dr. Thomas Frieden and interviews with Drs. Russell Portenoy*, Nathaniel Katz*, Andrew Kolodny and Thomas Kosten. (5 minutes)
High Dose Opioid Therapy Reconsidered
This video corrects the misperception that there is no upper dose limit for opioid therapy and that high dose prescribing is a dangerous practice. Video features Dr. Lynn Webster*, President-elect of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Betty Tully and Drs. Jane Ballantyne and Thomas Kosten. (5 minutes)
KOBI5 Videos
Four videos produced by Oregon Pain Guidance in collaboration with KOBI5, airing several times a week from October 2014 to March 2015.
It's one of the toughest things to ask.
(30 seconds)
Better ways to treat pain.
(30 seconds)
Animations about Chronic Pain and Opioids
Chronic Pain Explained in 2.5 minutes
The team from Hunter Integrated Pain Service, University of South Australia, University of Washington and Hunter Medicare Local have released a follow-up shorter video after their popular “Pain Explained in 5 Minutes” video. (2.5 minutes)
Brainman Stops his Opioids
Brainman makes choices as he transitions toward an active evidence based approach. The team from Hunter Integrated Pain Service, University of South Australia, University of Washington and Hunter Medicare Local. (2 minutes)
Understanding Pain: What to do about it in less than five minutes
Animation by Hunter Integrated Pain Service (5 minutes)
Best Advice for People Taking Opioid Medication
Animation by Dr. Mike Evans (11 minutes)
Other Helpful Videos
Naloxone - Recognize Overdose Symptoms, How to Administer, Personal Stories
An excellent video by the New York City Department of Health. Learn how to recognize the symptoms of an overdose. A community health worker demonstrates how to use Naloxone (Narcan™). Also, hear from people whose lives were saved.
How to Administer Nasal Naloxone
A video by the Oregon Health Authority on how to administer Nasal Naloxone.
Why Things Hurt
An excellent TED talk by Lorimer Moseley explaining how the brain interprets pain using his personal experience of being bitten by the deadly Eastern Brown snake.(14 minutes)