Opioid Drug Use Down in SC

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — A new program, requiring doctors to check a database before prescribing opioids appears to be helping in the fight against using the drug.

According to a report in the Post and Courier, USC Researchers found that the State’s Drug monitoring program is reducing the number of opioid prescriptions written for medicaid recipients.

The study found a 29 percent drop in prescriptions since the program first began.

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