Why Are Massachusetts Opioid Prescribing Rates Higher in Rural Versus Urban Areas?

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Examines opioid prescribing trends in Massachusetts according to metro versus nonmetro patient characteristics, facility and provider availability, opioid supply and demand, and more. Utilizes 2010-2014 Massachusetts All-Payer Claims (MAPC) data and discusses the factors that lead to geographic differences in opioid prescribing.

Alicia Sasser Modestino, Gary J. Young, Mahmudul Hasan, Jiesheng Shi, Noor E. Alam

PLoS One, 21(5), e0349247

05/2026

Access · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Massachusetts