title: Using Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs to Address Drug Abuse.
abstract: (1) Forty-nine states have established prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to address misuse and abuse of controlled substances. (2) Pilot programs have shown that connecting prescribers' PDMPs using health information technology results in improved patient care. (3) Legislators can access up-to-date information about their state PDMP at the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Training and Technical Assistance Center.
authors.affiliation: NCSL--Denver, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000379:methods*; D058999:Drug-Seeking Behavior; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D064226:Prescription Drug Diversion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013219:State Government; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014481:United States