The amount of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015. Despite reductions, the amount of opioids prescribed remains approximately three times as high as in 1999.
• Opioid prescribing varied substantially across the country, with average per capita amounts prescribed in the top-prescribing counties approximately six times the amounts prescribed in the lowest prescribing counties in 2015.
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Prescription Opioid Use, Misuse, and Use Disorders in U.S. Adults
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Opioid-Related Deaths Might Be Underestimated: CDC
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Alzheimer’s Disease, how can we prevent it?
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