Michigan legislation reduced opioid prescriptions after oculoplastic, orbital surgery

Michigan laws reduced opioid prescribing patterns following oculoplastic and orbital procedures, according to a cross-sectional study.
“In this cross-sectional study including 3,781 patients undergoing common oculoplastic and orbital procedures at the University of Michigan, we observed a sustained reduction of 36.2% in mean total morphine milligram equivalents of opioid prescriptions associated with the enactment of the Michigan Opioid Laws between 2017 and 2018,” study co-author Shannon S. Joseph, MD, MSc, told Healio/OSN.
Two major components of the laws were enacted on June 1,

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