For patients who are on controlled substances, such as opioids, or for those who are being considered for such treatment, Pain and Wellness Center’s providers require that urine drug testing be performed. Opioid medications have a potential for abuse and misuse, so urine drugs testing is performed on all patients to help reduce risk and enhance safety. Routine urine drug testing is recommended by the American Society of the Interventional Pain Physicians in their 2008 written guidelines entitled “Opioids in the management of chronic non-cancer pain.”