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State Laws on Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse
The United States is experiencing an unprecedented epidemic of prescription drug overdose deaths. The primary responsibility to regulate and enforce prescription drug practices falls to states. State laws are often used to prevent various injuries, with demonstrated benefits. Yet little information exists about the effectiveness of state statutes or regulations designed to prevent prescription drug abuse and diversion. In partnership with CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, PHLP created menus summarizing some of the legal strategies states have used to address prescription drug misuse, abuse, and overdose.
- Menu of Prescription Drug Time and Dosage Limit Laws[PDF 373KB] An inventory of time and dosage limit laws on the prescribing or dispensing of controlled substances.
- Menu of Physical Examination Requirements[PDF 405KB] An inventory of physical examination laws requiring a practitioner to examine patients before prescribing or dispensing controlled substances.
- Menu of Doctor Shopping Laws[PDF 335KB] An inventory of state legal strategies to help assess doctor shopping laws. Doctor shopping is when a patient visits multiple practitioners to obtain controlled substances without the prescribers' knowledge of the other prescriptions.
- Menu of Tamper-Resistant Prescription Form Requirements[PDF 506KB] An inventory of various state laws aimed at inhibiting diversion of prescription drugs by establishing requirements for tamper-resistant prescription forms.
- Menu of State Prescription Drug Identification Laws[PDF 323KB] An inventory of state prescription drug identification laws, including laws requiring patients to show identification to pharmacists before receiving prescription drugs.
- Menu of Pain Management Clinic Regulation[PDF 235KB] An inventory of state legal strategies to help assess pain management clinic laws.
- Menu of State Laws Related to Prescription Drug Overdose Emergencies[PDF 176KB] An inventory of emergency laws granting 911 callers responding to an overdose emergency prosecution immunity or mitigation at sentencing.
- Pseudoephedrine: Legal Efforts To Make It a Prescription-Only Drug[PDF – 188KB] An overview of federal, state, and local legal efforts to limit access to pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient used to make methamphetamine.
Learn more about prescription drug overdose on CDC's Injury Prevention & Control page.
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September 24, 2024
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