Prevalence and Factors Associated with Multiple Provider Episodes in Texas: An Epidemiological Analysis of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Data | Zendy

Erin A. Ferries | Zendy; Aaron M. Gilson | Zendy; Rajender R. Aparasu | Zendy; Hua Chen | Zendy; Michael L. Johnson | Zendy; Marc L. Fleming | Zendy

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Multiple Provider Episodes in Texas: An Epidemiological Analysis of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Data

Author(s) -

Erin A. Ferries,

Aaron M. Gilson,

Rajender R. Aparasu,

Hua Chen,

Michael L. Johnson,

Marc L. Fleming

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1526-4637

pISSN - 1526-2375

DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnw250

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , prescription drug , public health , substance abuse , epidemiology , population , environmental health , pharmacy , family medicine , psychiatry , pharmacology , nursing

Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic levels, leading to overdose-related morbidity and mortality. Patient and regional-level factors are believed to contribute to higher rates of prescription drug abuse. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with multiple provider episodes (MPEs) in Texas.

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