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Rates of Opioid Dispensing and Overdose After Introduction of Abuse-Deterrent Extended-Release Oxycodone and Withdrawal of Propoxyphene

Marc R. Larochelle, Fang Zhang, Dennis Ross‐Degnan, J. Frank Wharam

JAMA Internal Medicine · 2015 · 112 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

Opioid dispensing and prescription opioid overdoses decreased substantially after 2 major changes in the pharmaceutical market in late 2010. Pharmaceutical market interventions may have value in combatting the prescription opioid overdose epidemic, but heroin overdose rates continue to increase. Complementary strategies to identify and treat opioid abuse and addiction are urgently needed.

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Segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series studies in medication use research

Anita K. Wagner, Stephen B. Soumerai, F. Zhang et al. · Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics · 2002 · 3.1K citations

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Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers - United States, 1999-2008

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Alexander Y. Walley, Ziming Xuan, Holly Hackman et al. · BMJ · 2013 · 971 citations · Full text

Patterns of Abuse Among Unintentional Pharmaceutical Overdose Fatalities

Aron J. Hall · JAMA · 2008 · 817 citations

Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Monitoring Socioeconomic Gradients in Health: A Comparison of Area-Based Socioeconomic Measures—The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project

Nancy Krieger, Jarvis T. Chen, Pamela D. Waterman et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2003 · 709 citations · Full text

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