The number of opioid prescriptions in Maryland has dropped by more than 22% since 2017, with nearly 20% fewer patients receiving opiates during the same period, the Hogan administration announced today. This decrease is attributed in part to an electronic prescription tracking system known as the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). The PDMP—operated by the Maryland Department of Health (MDH)—is a secure data platform that collects and presents information about prescriptions containing controlled drugs, like opioids. This data allows health care providers to make more informed clinical decisions, helping to prevent drug misuse while preserving patients’ legitimate access to prescription pain relievers and other controlled drugs. “Since day one, our administration has been committed to shining a spotlight on the heroin and opioid epidemic and using every tool at our disposal to focus on this crisis, and to bring a heightened level of awareness to this threat, which is tearing apart families and devastating communities,” said Governor Hogan. “While we have bent the curve downward on overmedication and misuse, we must continue working together with an all-hands-on-deck approach in order to save thousands of lives.” The Hogan administration has committed more than $1 billion to combat the heroin and opioid […]
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