Opioid prescribing is still high and varies widely throughout the U.S
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Friday, July 07, 2017Transcript : Vital Signs Opioid Prescription Changes - Transcript
Trends and opioid prescribing and how the amount of opioids prescribed to patients varies widely from county to county in the United States
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Thursday, July 06, 2017Opioid Prescribing is Still High and Varies from County to County - Digital Press Kit
There has been an overall decline in the amount of opioids prescribed in the United States. But the amount is still extremely high, with the amount of prescribed opioids in 2015 approximately three times higher than the amount in 1999.
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Thursday, July 06, 2017Opioid prescribing is still high and varies widely throughout the U.S. - Press Release
The amount of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015, but remains at high levels and varies from county to county in the U.S.,
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