State prescribing cap laws' association with opioid analgesic prescribing and opioid overdose.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In response to the role of opioid prescribing in the U.S. opioid crisis, states have enacted laws intended to curb high risk opioid prescribing practices. This study assessed the effects of state prescribing cap laws that limit the dose and/or duration of dispensed opioid prescriptions on opioid prescribing patterns and opioid overdose.

Methods

We identified 1,414,908 adults from a large U.S. administrative insurance claims database. Treatment states included 32 states that implemented a prescribing cap law between 2017 and 2019. Comparison states included 16 states and DC without a prescribing cap law by 2019. A difference-in-differences approach with staggered policy adoption was used to assess effects of these laws on opioid analgesic prescribing and opioid o

SUBMITTER: Tormohlen KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9893520 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature