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Number of Opioid Prescriptions Falls For Fifth Year In A Row

June 11, 2018 by ATForum

“The number of opioid prescriptions issued nationwide has dropped by 22 percent between 2013 and 2017, which a doctors group touted as progress in fighting the epidemic of opioid addiction.

The report from the American Medical Association (AMA) finds there were 55 million fewer prescriptions over that time period and the number of prescriptions has dropped for five years in a row.

“While this progress report shows physician leadership and action to help reverse the epidemic, such progress is tempered by the fact that every day, more than 115 people in the United States die from an opioid-related overdose,” said Dr. Patrice Harris, chairwoman of the AMA’s Opioid Task Force.”

Read more at: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/390072-number-of-opioid-prescriptions-falls-for-fifth-year-in-a-row

Source: TheHill.com – May 31, 2018

Filed Under: 2018, News Updates

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