Open AccessHigh-Risk Opioid Prescribing Trends: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Data From 2010 to 2018
Author(s) -
Sarah Ball,
Kit N. Simpson,
Jingwen Zhang,
Justin Marsden,
Khosrow Heidari,
William P. Moran,
Patrick D. Mauldin,
Jenna L. McCauley
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001203
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , opioid , emergency medicine , pharmacology , receptor
Deaths due to opioids have continued to increase in South Carolina, with 816 opioid-involved overdose deaths reported in 2018, a 9% increase from the prior year. The objective of the current study is to examine longitudinal trends (quarter [Q] 1 2010 through Q4 2018) of opioid prescribing volume and high-risk opioid prescribing behaviors in South Carolina using comprehensive dispensing data available in the South Carolina Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (SC PDMP).