Federal and State Controlled Substance Laws and Guidelines

targeting opioid and other controlled substance abuse. Highlighting the Opioid Crisis. The Prescribing Concern Number of Rx for opioids tripled beginning in 1999 until . . . –20% decline in Rx for opioid since 2010 –Deaths from Rx for opioids started leveling out in 2011 Strong association between Rx number and overdose. The Mortality Concern 52,404 drug overdose deaths in 2015 33,091 of ... ................
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