Mean daily opioid dosage change selected states U.S. 2010-2016

From 2010 to 2016, the greatest declines in mean daily opioid dosage were 27.4 percent in Florida and 25.7 percent in California. This statistic shows the total percent change in mean daily opioid dosage for select U.S. states in different time ranges between 2010 and 2016.

Change in mean daily opioid dosage for select U.S. states in the period 2010-2016*

Characteristic	Change in mean daily dosage
Florida (2012-2016)	-27.4%
California (2010-2016)	-25.7%
Ohio (2010-2016)	-20.8%
Delaware (2012-2016)	-17.9%
Louisiana (2010-2016)	-15.4%
Kentucky (2010-2016)	-13.5%
Maine (2010-2016)	-12.2%
West Virginia (2010-2016)	-12.2%
Virginia (2010-2016)	-12.2%
Indiana (2012-2016)	-7.4%
Texas (2015-2016)	-2.9%

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Release date

January 2020

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United States

Survey time period

2010 to 2016

Supplementary notes

* Mean daily opioid dosage is calculated for patients that have a DEA Schedule CII-V opioid prescription in a given quarter and refers to morphine milligram equivalent (MME) per day prescribed (total number of MME prescribed divided by the total number of prescription days accounting for overlapping prescription days).

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