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Opioid Risk Tool calculator

Enter the published formula inputs below to calculate and interpret this score.

Clinical inputs

Sex for the point table
years

Allowed range: 0–120 years

Quick picks

Age 16 through 45 inclusive scores 1 point in both women and men. Age 15 and age 46 do not.

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Clinical inputs

  • Sex for the point table
  • Age in yearsAccepted range: 0 to 120
  • Family history of alcohol misuse
  • Family history of illegal drug use
  • Family history of prescription-drug misuse
  • Personal history of alcohol misuse
  • Personal history of illegal drug use
  • Personal history of prescription-drug misuse
  • History of preadolescent sexual abuse
  • ADD, OCD, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia
  • History of depression

Primary source

Webster LR, Webster RM. Predicting aberrant behaviors in opioid-treated patients: preliminary validation of the Opioid Risk Tool. Pain Med. DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2005.00072.x. PMID: 16336480. Female/male points: family alcohol 1/3, family illegal drugs 2/3, family prescription drugs 4/4, personal alcohol 3/3, personal illegal drugs 4/4, personal prescription drugs 5/5, age 16–45 years 1/1, preadolescent sexual abuse 3/0, ADD, OCD, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia 2/2, depression 1/1. Low risk is 0–3 (94.4% had no aberrant behavior), moderate is 4–7 (28% had an aberrant behavior), and high is 8 or more (90.9%). (2005)

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