Effect of reductions in opioid prescribing on opioid use disorder and fatal overdose in the United States: a dynamic Markov model.

G Caleb AlexanderJeromie BallreichOmar MansourDavid W Dowdy

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2021)

Observed reductions in opioid prescribing volume in the United States from 2010 to 2019 appear to have saved approximately 9600 lives by 2019 and are anticipated to avert more than 50 000 fatal overdoses by 2029.

Keyphrases

primary care
chronic pain
pain management
adverse drug
emergency department