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Evaluating State Policy Interventions For Opioid Abuse And Diversion: The Impact On Consumers, Healthcare Providers, And The U.S. Market For Prescription Opioids, Amie Goodin
Theses and Dissertations--Public Policy and Administration
Prescription opioid pain reliever utilization has been increasing since the 1990s, due in part to changes in recommendations for the treatment of chronic pain, but also to abuse and diversion. One innovative policy solution to the abuse and diversion of prescription opioids is state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), which provide prescribers and other selected parties with patient controlled substance dispensation history; thereby, correcting an information asymmetry problem between prescribers and patients.
The widespread implementation of state PDMPs, which vary in program design and requirements, has resulted in a variety of intended and unintended consequences. Previous PDMP evaluations have suggested …