Controlled Drugs & DEA Compliance: Tips for Drug Tracking

1. Understand of the topic, key statistics, and federal controlled substance laws
2. Describe the Best practices for prescribing benzodiazepines and opioids 
3. Describe dispensing protocols for controlled substances
4. Understand Use of state PDMP systems 
5. Assess and identify substance abuse
6. Recognition of opioid abuse and addiction 
7. Understand and address opioid use and dependency among staff, clients, and co-workers
8. Describe how to safely use benzodiazepines and opioids in clinical settings
9. Identify opioid diversion 
10. Perform documentation and recordkeeping for controlled substances
11. Explain compliant security monitoring practices for controlled substances 
12. Create inventory and security protocol in preventing diversion 
13. Describe alternatives chronic pain treatment approaches without using opioids