Opioid prescriptions among the World Trade Center Health Program population.
Ruiling LiuGeoffrey M CalvertKristi R AndersonHelen MalcolmLauren CimineriHannah DupontMarisol MartinezPublished in: BMC health services research (2023)
Prevalence of outpatient opioid prescriptions paid by the Program was very low and prescriptions were primarily dispensed for cancer/hospice/end of life care. Although Program efforts to improve opioid prescribing coincided with improvements in outcomes, ongoing surveillance is needed.
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