Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Death Rates from Drug Overdose
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Prescription drug monitoring and drug overdose mortality
BACKGROUND Abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid analgesics, has become a major source of injury mortality and morbidity in the United States. To prevent the diversion and misuse of controlled substances, many states have implemented prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs). This study assessed the impact of state PDMPs on drug overdose mortality. METHODS We analyzed demograph...
متن کاملPrescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evolution and Evidence
This Issue Brief reviews the current status and characteristics of PDMPs, their use, and evidence of their effectiveness. It summarizes best practices for PDMPs and the needs for further research and evaluation.
متن کاملAn Evaluation of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
This research examines the effects of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) on the supply and abuse of prescription drugs. Information from the Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) is used to develop measures of supply, and information from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) is used to develop measures of abuse. Practical considerations lead us to focus on Sch...
متن کاملMandatory use of prescription drug monitoring programs.
The United States is in themidst of a prescription opioid overdose and abuse epidemic. The rate of fatal prescription drug overdoses involving opioids almost quadrupled from 1.4 deaths/100 000 people in 1999 to 5.4 deaths/100 000 people in 2011.1 The rate of emergency department visits involving prescription drug misuse—primarily of opioid, antianxiety, and insomnia medications—more than double...
متن کاملPrescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Examining Limitations and Future Approaches
Prescription drug abuse is a leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are a popular initiative among policy makers and a key tool to combat the prescription drug epidemic. This editorial discusses the limitations of PDMPs, future approaches needed to improve the effectiveness of PDMPs, and other approaches essential to curbing the ris...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pain Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1526-2375,1526-4637
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01062.x