Misinterpretation of the “Overdose Crisis” Continues to Fuel Misunderstanding of the Role of Prescription Opioids

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Figure 1 Changes in Annual Opioid Prescriptions Compared to Overdose Death Rates from Different Types of Opioids.

Notes: Reproduced from CDC Drug Overdose: US Opioid Dispensing Rate Map [Internet]. CDC. Nov 2021 (accessed Feb 2022). Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/rxrate-maps/index.html.²⁹

CDC Drug Overdose. US opioid dispensing rate map [Internet]. CDC; 2021. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/rxrate-maps/index.html. Accessed February 2022.

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