Abrupt decline in oxycodone-caused mortality after implementation of Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Highlights • A 25% drop in oxycodone-caused deaths occurred after the start of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) in Florida. • Our findings suggest that health care provider use of the PDMP played a role. • Results have implications for national prescription drug abuse policy.

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Published inDrug and alcohol dependence Vol. 150; pp. 63 - 68
Main Authors Delcher, Chris, Wagenaar, Alexander C, Goldberger, Bruce A, Cook, Robert L, Maldonado-Molina, Mildred M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.05.2015
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cause of Death - trends
Drug Monitoring - statistics & numerical data
Drug Packaging
Drug-related mortality
Female
Florida - epidemiology
Humans
Law Enforcement
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Statistical
Oxycodone - adverse effects
Pain Clinics - trends
Prescription drug monitoring
Prescription Drugs - adverse effects
Prescription pain medication
Psychiatry
Time series
Young Adult
Florida
Prescription drug monitoring
Prescription pain medication
Drug-related mortality
Time series
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Summary:Highlights • A 25% drop in oxycodone-caused deaths occurred after the start of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) in Florida. • Our findings suggest that health care provider use of the PDMP played a role. • Results have implications for national prescription drug abuse policy.
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ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.010