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Fig. 2 | Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Fig. 2

From: Comparing the effects of decreasing prescription opioid shipments and the release of an abuse deterrent OxyContin formulation on opioid overdose fatalities in WV: an interrupted time series study

Fig. 2

Quarterly opioid tablet shipments to West Virginia, both total and by individual opioid product and estimated change point in total opioid shipments indicated by red dot. a Data are presented measured via dosage units and morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) and are smoothed using locally estimated scatterplot smoothing (LOESS) regression to allow for the visualization of overall trends. Peak total quarterly dosage units and MMEs were identified via LOESS and are denoted using a red dot. Data are form the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) database and were obtained from The Washington Post

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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

ISSN: 1747-597X