Original ReportGeographic Variation in Opioid Prescribing in the U.S.
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This study was supported by grant RC2 DA028920 awarded by the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Prescription LRx Data, 2008 was obtained by Abt Associates under license from IMS Health Incorporated; all rights reserved. County location of prescribers’ offices obtained from Physician Professional Data, 2008, American Medical Association; all rights reserved. None of the authors has any institutional or personal conflict of interest. Authors had full access to all of the data in the study and are responsible for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the analyses. Abt Associates' Institutional Review Board approved this study. The statements, findings, conclusions, views, and opinions contained and expressed herein are not necessarily those of the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Abt Associates Inc., or IMS Health Incorporated or any of its affiliated or subsidiary entities.