Distribution of opioid analgesics by community racial/ethnic and socioeconomic profiles, 2011-2021.

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Abstract

Rapid declines in opioid analgesics dispensed in American communities since 2011 raise concerns about inadequate access to effective pain management among patients for whom opioid therapies are appropriate, especially for those living in racial/ethnic minority and socioeconomically deprived communities. Using 2011 to 2021 national data from the Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System and generalized linear models, this study examined quarterly per capita distribution of oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine (in oral morphine milligram equivalents [MMEs]) by communities' racial/ethnic and socioeconomic profiles. Communities (defined by 3-digit-zip codes areas) were classified as "majority White" (≥50% self-reported non-Hispanic White population) vs "majority non-W

SUBMITTER: Hu JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12176522 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature