During this same period — 2012 to 2015 —
the rate of opioid prescriptions increased by 9 percent.
In addition, the researchers observed that sociodemographic factors played a role, with an association between areas of greater social deprivation and higher
rates of opioid prescriptions.
Not exact matches
Graphics show death
rate from
opioid overdoses in the U.S. and number
of narcotic painkiller
prescriptions.
Native Americans have experienced the highest
rate of prescription opioid deaths out
of any ethnic group.
Staten Island is in the throes
of a
prescription drug epidemic with the borough having the highest
rate of opioid OD deaths in the city.
«Canada is second in the world only to the U.S. in our
rates of prescription opioid use, and the rise
of prescription opioids in our provinces has also shown to be strongly linked to overdose deaths,» cautions Dr. Rehm, who is also Head
of the World Health Organization / Pan-American Health Organization (WHO / PAHO) Collaborating Centre in Addiction and Mental Health at CAMH.
Previous studies have reported that states where medical marijuana is legal have lower
rates of medical and non-medical
prescription drug use and related harms — including
opioid overdose.
- Largest proportional increase in
opioid prescriptions in Midwestern states; Highest overall frequency
of opioids prescribed in Western states; Lowest
rates of opioid utilization in Northeast states
«Appropriate access to medication - assisted therapies under Medicaid is a key piece
of the strategy to address the rising
rate of death from overdoses
of prescription opioids,» said co-author Stephen Cha, M.D., M.H.S., chief medical officer for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP [Children's Health Insurance Program] Services at CMS.
For some
opioids,
prescription rates increased dramatically; Dilaudid, one
of the most potent yet addictive medications, went up 668.2 percent.
Among blacks and whites, significant increases in the
rate of heroin use were observed among those using
prescription opioids more frequently (100 - 365 days) in the past year.
«With the
rates of opioid dependence and overdose skyrocketing and physician
prescriptions representing the center
of the supply chain, it is imperative for surgeons to balance the pain - control needs
of patients with the devastating consequences
of America's epidemic,» researchers wrote.
The study found that for every additional 6.7
opioid prescriptions written per 100 people living in the state, the
rate of removal
of children due to parental neglect went up by 32 percent.