Source: State of Washington Department of Health Prescription Monitoring Program.
Limited to prescriptions dispensed directly to patients in Washington.
Source: State of Washington Department of Health Prescription Monitoring Program.
Limited to prescriptions dispensed directly to patients in Washington.
Many people are prescribed opioids to treat pain. Unfortunately, some of them develop opioid use disorder as a result. Others, like friends or family, may find and misuse leftover opioid prescriptions.
Decreasing unnecessary opioid prescriptions while encouraging safe prescribing by:
Working with communities, including tribal communities, to implement strategies to prevent opioid misuse, especially among youth by:
Collaborating with law enforcement to decrease supply of illegal opioids.
There are many different places to view opioid-related data. For a deeper dive into data, additional resources within Washington state are: