Long-term opioid prescribing has declined over the past decade, but a new JAMA study shows that nearly 4.2 million Americans were still receiving opioids for 90 days or longer in 2023. Researchers from the U-M School of Public Health and Michigan Medicine analyzed prescription data covering 92% of U.S. retail pharmacies to better understand current prescribing patterns. Take a closer look at what the data reveals.
