Prescription opioid dispensing in New South Wales, Australia: spatial and temporal variation

• Main Authors: M Mofizul Islam (Author), Ian S. McRae (Author), Soumya Mazumdar (Author), Paul Simpson (Author), Dennis Wollersheim (Author), Kaniz Fatema (Author), Tony Butler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Patterns of opioid dispensing often exhibit substantial temporal and geographical variability, which has implications for public health policy decisions and interventions. The study examined recent trends in prescription opioid dispensing and identified high dispensing areas and...