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- A Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study shows a 24% decline in long-term opioid prescriptions in the United States from 2015 to 2023.
- More than 4 million Americans remain on long-term opioid therapy, sustaining overdose risks.
- The average patient age rose from nearly 53 to almost 61.
- Medicare coverage for long-term opioid prescriptions increased from 39% to 49%.
- Co-prescriptions with benzodiazepines declined while those with gabapentinoids rose.
