Foreword from the Supplement Editors

SUZANNE NIELSEN, PAUL HABER

Farewell, over-the-counter codeine: the TGA’s upscheduling of low-dose codeine

JACINTA JOHNSON

Does codeine have a future in pain management?

MILTON COHEN

Codeine rescheduling and the GP

SUZANNE NIELSEN, ADRIAN REYNOLDS, HESTER WILSON, NICO CLARK

Tips for talking about codeine: guidance for health professionals with prescribing authority

NATIONALLY COORDINATED CODEINE IMPLEMENTATION WORKING GROUP

Case study 1. A man using codeine long term for foot pain: alternative pain management and opioid cessation

BRIDIN MURNION

Case study 2. A woman with pain and codeine withdrawal: treatment to support opioid cessation

NICHOLAS LINTZERIS, APO DEMIRKOL

Case study 3. A man taking large codeine doses who wants to cease: a buprenorphine–naloxone taper

HESTER WILSON

Case study 4. An anxious man with codeine dependence: opioid maintenance therapy

CRAIG RODGERS