The Massachusetts Consultation Service for Treatment of Addiction and Pain (MCSTAP) offers on demand, telephonic professional consultation to providers on safe prescribing and managing care for patients with chronic pain, substance use disorder (SUD), or both.
MCSTAP can provide support on a wide variety of issues, from specific—such as questions about medication dosing—to complex, related to overall management of a patient’s care. The program is a comprehensive resource on a range of topics including: medication management related to medication-assisted treatment, opioids, and non-opioid pain medications; pain management strategies, including non-pharmaceutical treatment of pain; and resources in the community for people living with chronic pain and/or SUD.
MCSTAP’s physician consultants, who practice in health care systems around the state, have extensive academic and clinical expertise in safe prescribing and managing care for patients with chronic pain and SUD. MCSTAP is free to all Massachusetts providers. It supports the care of all adults with chronic pain and/or SUD, regardless of insurance coverage. MCSTAP is funded by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
For a consult, call 1-833-PAIN-SUD (1-833-724-6783), Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
To learn more about MCSTAP, go to www.mcstap.com.