Highest Opioid Prescribing Rates in U.S. Among Congressional Districts in Southeast, Appalachia, and Rural West

Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)—July 23, 2018

Contact: Chris Sweeney

Congressional districts with the highest opioid prescribing rates are predominantly concentrated in the southeastern U.S., with other hotspots in Appalachia and the rural west, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study, the first to focus on opioid prescribing rates at the congressional district level, could help policy makers at the federal and state level better target…