Gender identity is used to score the tool apporiately. If Other is selected, the tool takes the maximum of the female and male scores.

The following two questions are not scored and are not part of the actual ORT. They were taken from a different source.

These questions contain the appropriate scoring values for females.

These questions contain the appropriate scoring values for males.

The following questions are scored the same for any gender.

This question is shown only to females.

The following questions are scored the same for any gender.

This tool should be administered to patients upon an initial visit prior to beginning opioid therapy for pain management. A score of 3 or lower indicates low risk for future opioid abuse, a score of 4 to 7 indicates moderate risk for opioid abuse, and a score of 8 or higher indicates a high risk for opioid abuse.

Questionnaire developed by Lynn R. Webster, MD to assess risk of opioid addiction.

The Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) is a brief, self-report screening tool designed for use with adult patients in primary care settings to assess risk for opioid abuse among individuals prescribed opioids for treatment of chronic pain. Patients categorized as high-risk are at increased likelihood of future abusive drug-related behavior. The ORT can be administered and scored in less than 1 minute and has been validated in both male and female patients, but not in non-pain populations.

Webster, L. R., & Webster, R. M. (2005). Predicting aberrant behaviors in opioid-treated patients: preliminary validation of the Opioid Risk Tool. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 6(6), 432–442. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2005.00072.x