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Quarterly Opioid Prescriptions, 2024

Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed in MS, 2024

In Q2 2024, 566,064 opioid prescriptions were dispensed in Mississippi.

On average, 6,289 opioid prescriptions were dispensed every day during this quarter.

A 1.53% decrease in the number of opioid prescriptions was observed from Q2 2023 to Q2 2024.

In Q2 2024, there were enough opioid prescriptions dispensed for 19.19% of Mississippians to have a prescription.

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