Trend in Opioid Analgesic Prescriptions and High‐Risk Prescribing in the State of Illinois

An Eight‐Year Descriptive Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID13583246
AuthorsL Sangalli (0000-0002-1386-5594, College of Dental Medicine‐Illinois Midwestern University Downers Grove Illinois USA, corresponding author), C Bolch (Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Midwestern University Glendale Arizona USA), M V Rojas‐Ramirez (Division of Oral Diagnosis, Oral Medicine and Oral Radiology, College of Dentistry University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky USA)
Year2026
Volume86
Issue1
Pages109-120
Publication date2026-01-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Health Dentistry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4006 • E-ISSN: 1752-7325
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jphd.70039
PMID41612965
OpenAlexW7126153118
LanguageEN
References cited29

Despite declines in opioid-analgesic prescriptions in Illinois from 2015 to 2022, high-risk prescribing persists, particularly in rural areas and among specific demographic groups. Targeted, region-specific interventions and continued regulatory oversights are necessary to address geographic and population-level disparities in high-risk opioid prescribing

Analgesic · Descriptive research · Descriptive statistics · Medical prescription · Opioid · Psychological intervention · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Pain Management and Opioid Use

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