Causal inference challenges and new directions for epidemiologic research on the health effects of social policies

EC Matthay, MM Glymour - Current Epidemiology Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purposeof Review Epidemiologic research on the health effects of social policies is
growing rapidly because of the potentially large impact of these policies on population …

Prescription drug monitoring programs and prescription opioid–related outcomes in the United States

V Puac-Polanco, S Chihuri, DS Fink… - Epidemiologic …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are a crucial component of federal and
state governments' response to the opioid epidemic. Evidence about the effectiveness of …

Prescription drug monitoring programs operational characteristics and fatal heroin poisoning

SS Martins, W Ponicki, N Smith… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP), by reducing access to
prescribed opioids (POs), may contribute to a policy environment in which some people with …

Measuring relationships between proactive reporting state-level prescription drug monitoring programs and county-level fatal prescription opioid overdoses

M Cerdá, WR Ponicki, N Smith, A Rivera-Aguirre… - …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) that collect and distribute
information on dispensed controlled substances have been adopted by nearly all US states …

Scaling interventions to manage chronic disease: innovative methods at the intersection of health policy research and implementation science

EE McGinty, NJ Seewald, S Bandara, M Cerdá… - Prevention …, 2024 - Springer
Policy implementation is a key component of scaling effective chronic disease prevention
and management interventions. Policy can support scale-up by mandating or incentivizing …

Methodological challenges and proposed solutions for evaluating opioid policy effectiveness

MS Schuler, BA Griffin, M Cerdá, EE McGinty… - Health Services and …, 2021 - Springer
Opioid-related mortality increased by nearly 400% between 2000 and 2018. In response,
federal, state, and local governments have enacted a heterogeneous collection of opioid …

Effects of implementation and enforcement differences in prescription drug monitoring programs in 3 states: Connecticut, Kentucky, and Wisconsin

J Dickson-Gomez, E Christenson… - Substance Abuse …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and aims: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) were designed to
curb opioid misuse and diversion by tracking scheduled medications prescribed by medical …

Mapping the research addressing prescription drug monitoring programs: a scoping review

D Hoppe, L Karimi, H Khalil - Drug and Alcohol Review, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Issues Prescription drug monitoring programs are a harm minimisation intervention and
clinical decision support tool that address the public health concern surrounding prescription …

Changes in opioid prescribing after implementation of mandatory registration and proactive reports within California's prescription drug monitoring program

A Castillo-Carniglia, A González-Santa Cruz… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background: In 2016, California updated its prescription drug monitoring program
(PDMP), adding two key features: automated proactive reports to prescribers and mandatory …

Association between statewide opioid prescribing interventions and opioid prescribing patterns in North Carolina, 2006–2018

CN Maierhofer, SI Ranapurwala, BL DiPrete… - Pain …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective To examine the impact of three sequential statewide policy and legislative
interventions on opioid prescribing practices among privately insured individuals in North …