Drug Laws Not Associated With Reduction in Harmful Opioid Use, Overdose Among Disabled – Healio

Read article - Quotes Ellen Meara, professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and adjunct professor of economics, about a recent study she co-authored that found the adoption of controlled-substance laws since 2006 was not associated with a decrease in potentially hazardous opioid use, or in the number of opioid overdoses, among disabled Medicare beneficiaries.