Open AccessPrescription Opioid Laws and Opioid Dispensing in US Counties
Author(s) -
Sílvia S. Martins,
Emilie Bruzelius,
Jeanette A. Stingone,
Katherine Wheeler-Martin,
Hanane Akbarnejad,
Christine Mauro,
Megan E. Marziali,
Hillary Samples,
Stephen Crystal,
Corey S. Davis,
Kara E. Rudolph,
Katherine M. Keyes,
Deborah S. Hasin,
Magdalena Cerdá
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000001404
Subject(s) - medical prescription , medicine , opioid , fentanyl , heroin , controlled substance , medical emergency , psychiatry , pharmacology , drug , receptor
Hundreds of laws aimed at reducing inappropriate prescription opioid dispensing have been implemented in the United States, yet heterogeneity in provisions and their simultaneous implementation have complicated evaluation of impacts. We apply a hypothesis-generating, multistage, machine-learning approach to identify salient law provisions and combinations associated with dispensing rates to test in future research.