Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (National Opioid Use Guideline Group)

Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (National Opioid Use Guideline Group – NOUGG) 

Created in 2007, the Guideline Group is a collaboration of provincial and territorial medical regulatory authorities under the umbrella of the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada. The guideline on the use of opioids for the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain is currently being updated under the stewardship of the National Pain Centre at McMaster University in Hamilton.