CDC Online NewsroomUnited States6 July 2017
Opioid Prescribing is Still High and Varies from County to County
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There has been an overall decline in the amount of opioids prescribed in the United States. But the amount is still extremely high, with the amount of prescribed opioids in 2015 approximately three times higher than the amount in 1999.
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