SAN DIEGO, May 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The opioid prescription monitoring program that President Donald Trump is pushing to fight against addiction may have an effect of driving more individuals to heroin, a recent study suggests.
The monitoring systems that require every doctor to document and double check the strength, number, and frequency of opioid prescriptions were introduced in 2011. The President has emphasized the utmost importance of strengthening all these measures to his plan against the prevalent heroin addiction. Because of that, doctors have been compliant. They put away their pens and provide less prescription.
Nevertheless, a new assessment of the program’s effects on overdoses or drug abuses from Columbia University indicates that when prescriptions get tougher to come by, a lot of individuals may turn to more dangerous and life-threatening drugs.
Opioid prescriptions are credited for starting the epidemic. However, for many people combating addiction, the road ends at fentanyl or heroin.
Studies have shown that patients are prescribed more opioid painkillers after surgery than expected. More often, these harmful drugs still make their way into the hands of individuals such as friends, strangers, and family as long as they are willing to pay cash.
Approximately 80% of people who are addicted to the drugs began taking prescription like OxyContin, the blockbuster drug. The prescriptions of these drugs have increased since 1990. Between that year and 2015, there has been an increase of 350% to date.
President Trump, together with his public health experts and opioid commission around the country have called for all doctors to reign in the rate of their prescription. Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs have been used to track what doctors prescribe to patients, making flagging addicts easier than expected.
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