Report: Opioid Prescriptions Drop 11.7% in Wisconsin

February 9, 2017

A new report says opioid prescriptions dropped nearly 12 percent in Wisconsin in the last three months of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015.

The report from the state Controlled Substances Board found the number of prescriptions decreased 11.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with the fourth quarter of 2015, from 1.26 million prescriptions in 2015 to 1.13 million in 2016.

The report also found that prescribers submitted 2.63 million records to the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, a database that tracks prescriptions. As of December, the database stored 48 million prescription records. A 2015 state law requires prescribers to consult the database before dispensing a monitored drug. The law is expected to go into effect this spring.

Was this article valuable?

Here are more articles you may enjoy.

Latest Comments

  • February 22, 2017 at 12:04 pm
    Truth Hurts says:
    I agree with you, FFA. But as long as the big drug companies continue to make major contributions to our lawmakers, congress in Washington will not allow medical mj, and mill... read more
  • February 9, 2017 at 2:38 pm
    FFA says:
    When Docs just pull out the RX pad, they found that come time to go off the pain killers, people would be addicted and turn to other forms of Pain Killers - Heroine / Booze. T... read more
  • February 9, 2017 at 1:35 pm
    Jack Kanauph says:
    Besides being too cold to go out, does Wisconsin have any ideas on why the prescriptions dropped? Could be useful info to other states, like Virginia.

Add a CommentSee All Comments (4)Add a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

More News
More News Features