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ORT

The ORT is a brief, 10-item self-report screening instrument designed to identify patients at elevated risk for opioid misuse, addiction, or aberrant drug-related behaviors prior to initiating opioid therapy. Developed by Webster and Webster in 2005, it stratifies patients into low, moderate, and high risk categories based on personal and family history of substance abuse, psychiatric comorbidity, and psychosocial factors. The ORT is widely used in pain management and primary care settings to guide shared decision-making and risk mitigation strategies when prescribing opioids.

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Opioid Risk Tool
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / addiction-medicine
  • Webster, L. R., & Webster, R. M. (2005). Predicting aberrant behaviors in opioid-treated patients: preliminary validation of the Opioid Risk Tool. Pain Medicine, 6(6), 432–442. · DOI 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2005.00072.x
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