AbstractDrug overdose deaths involving prescription opioids rose by more than 400 percent from 1999 to 2022, partly driven by overprescribing. Following 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, thirty-nine states instituted opioid prescribing limits (OPLs), with twelve adopting comprehensive OPLs combining maximum duration limits and dosage caps. However, the relationship between comprehensive OPLs and […]
