What The Study Did: Researchers examined whether there is an association between the implementation of state limits on the duration of initial opioid prescriptions and changes in prescribing.
Authors: Michael J. Brenner, M.D., of the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, is the corresponding author.
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