PM - Reduce Opioid Drug Misuse
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PM - Reduce Opioid Drug Misuse
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Potential Measures
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| Number of Opioid Prescriptions |
Number of opioids prescribed by medical personnel decreases. |
Between 2012 and 2016, the number of opioid prescriptions decreased by more than 43 million - a 16.9 % decrease in opioid prescriptions during this time period. |
Opioid Task Force Progress Report [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png opioid-task-force-progress-report.pdf] |
| Number of America's physicians and health care professionals using state PDMPs |
Growth of physician's and other health care professionals' registrations with state-based prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs). |
Physicians and other health care professionals used state PDMPs more than 136.1 million times in 2016 - a 121% increase from 2014. |
Opioid Task Force Progess Report [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png opioid-task-force-progress-report.pdf] |
| Number of physicians certified to provide office-based medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders. |
More physicians are educated on safe opioid prescribing and treatment. |
In 2016, 37,637 physicians obtained certification to provide office-based medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders across all 50 states - a 27% increase since 2015. |
Opioid Task Force Progess Report [File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png opioid-task-force-progress-report.pdf] |
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