Background: Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are a key component of the
president's Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Plan to prevent opioid overdoses in the …

Abstract Background and Aims In the United States, overdose deaths attributed to opioid
pain relievers (OPR) have quadrupled since 1999, prompting many states to adopt …

Abstract Background and aims Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) are a
principal strategy used in the United States to address prescription drug abuse. We (1) …

Background Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP), by reducing access to
prescribed opioids (POs), may contribute to a policy environment in which some people with …

Background and aims Both local socio‐economic conditions and prescription opioid supply
are associated with drug overdose deaths, which exhibit substantial geographical …

Background: Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) that collect and distribute
information on dispensed controlled substances have been adopted by nearly all US states …

To reduce opioid-involved overdoses, law enforcement agencies have taken proactive steps
to connect people to treatment and supportive services. This study evaluates the impact of a …

Background Opioid use disorder has recently been declared a public health emergency, yet
it is unknown whether opioid prescribing patterns have changed over time. Our objective is …

Abstract Background and Aims In the US, benzodiazepine overdose deaths increased at an
alarming rate in the past two decades. Benzodiazepines were also the most common drugs …

Objective: Morphine-standardized doses are used in clinical practice and research to
account for molecular potency. Ninety milligrams of morphine equivalents (MME) per day …