State opioid laws appear to have no impact on prescribing for one vulnerable population
Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 12:51
in Health & Medicine
States are aggressively enacting laws aimed at curbing prescription opioid abuse and overdose. The laws appear to have no impact on hazardous prescribing for disabled workers, a large population with high opioid use. People in this group, presumably a population the laws aim to protect, are 10 times more likely than average to die of prescription opioid overdose.