Effect of a “pill mill” law on opioid prescribing and utilization: The case of Texas
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- 作者：Tatyana Lyapustinaa ; tlyapus1@jhmi.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Lainie Rutkowb ; Hsien-Yen Changb ; Matthew Daubressec ; d ; Alim F. Ramjia ; Mark Faule ; Elizabeth A. Stuartb ; g ; h ; G. Caleb Alexanderc ; d ; f
- 关键词：Prescription pain medication ; Pill mill law ; Prescription drug monitoring ; Time series analysis
- 刊名：Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：159
- 期：Complete
- 页码：190-197
- 全文大小：906 K
文摘
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We model the impact of Texas’s 2010 ‘pill mill’ law.
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We examine changes in morphine equivalent dose (MED), opioid volume, and number of prescriptions and pills.
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We report significant declines in the outcomes examined.
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Declines are concentrated among high-risk patients and prescribers.