Opioid Risk Tool – OUD (ORT-OUD)

This tool should be administered to patients upon an initial visit prior to beginning or continuing opioid therapy for pain management. A score of 2 or lower indicates low risk for future opioid use disorder; a score of >/= 3 indicates high risk for opioid use disorder.

Mark each box that applies Yes No
Family history of substance abuse
Alcohol 1 0
Illegal drugs 1 0
Rx drugs 1 0
Personal history of substance abuse
Alcohol 1 0
Illegal drugs 1 0
Rx drugs 1 0
Age between 16-45 years 1 0
Psychological disease
ADD, OCD, bipolar, schizophrenia 1 0
Depression 1 0
Scoring totals    

Cheatle M, Compton P, Dhingra L, Wasser T, O’Brien. Development of the Revised Opioid Risk Tool to Predict Opioid Use Disorder in Patients with Chronic Non-Malignant Pain. Journal of Pain. 20 (7): 842-851, 2019.

Funded by NIH/NIDA grant R01 DA032776