The Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) collects deindentified data from state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to identify trends in controlled substance prescribing and dispensing and indicators of non-medical use and diversion. This 2016 report summarizes the data from Virginia’s PDMP. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Prescription Opioids
Technical Assistance Guide: History of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
This 2018 report from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Training and Technical Assistance Center at Brandeis University describes the history of PDMPs in the United States. From the first program established in 1918 in New York through Supreme Court decisions until the 21st century when 49 states, the Continue reading
Comparison of Opioid Prescribing by Dentists in the United States and England
This 2019 journal article compares dentist opioid prescribing rates in the United States and England. While dental service rates are generally similar between the countries, US dentists prescribed opioids 37 times more than English dentists, they prescribed a greater range of opioid medications, and also prescribed long acting opioids which English dentists did not. Continue reading
RX Pain Medications: Common Names for Prescription Opioid Pain Medications
This one page document lists names for prescription opioid pain medications including generic names, brand names, and street or slang names. Continue reading
Life in Rural America
This report summarizes the findings of a poll of 1300 adults living in rural American conducted by National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. According to respondents, the biggest challenges facing rural America Continue reading
Technical Assistance Guide: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Administrators’ Orientation Package
This 2018 report is a comprehensive guide on how to design, implement, and manage a state Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). Produced by the PDMP Training and Technical Assistance Center at Brandeis University, the guide includes a history of PDMPs, a review of state Continue reading
Prescription Behavior Surveillance System Issue Brief
This 2017 data brief from the Prescription Behavior Surveillance System compares trends in synthetic opioid overdose deaths in 5 states to trends in law enforcement reports on fentanyl and prescriptions for fentanyl in those states. A product of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Evidence at Brandeis University. Continue reading
Prescription Behavior Surveillance System: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence
This brief describes the purpose of the Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) project at the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Center of Excellence at Brandeis University. The PBSS collects data from state PDMPs and analyzes the data to guide state policy decisions regarding prescription controlled substances. Continue reading
Prescription Drug Community Action Kit Survivor Story: Ken
A first person story about Ken who took prescription opioids for a neck injury and developed a serious addiction. After almost being arrested and losing his child, Ken was able to overcome his addiction through treatment and taking methadone as medication assisted treatment. Continue reading
PBSS Data Brief: Patient Risk Measures for Controlled Substance Prescriptions in Maine, 2010-2014
The Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) collects deindentified data from state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to identify trends in controlled substance prescribing and dispensing and indicators of non-medical use and diversion. This 2015 report summarizes the data from Maine’s PDMP. Continue reading