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Table 1 Study level characteristics of 22 included studies

From: The effectiveness of prescription drug monitoring programs at reducing opioid-related harms and consequences: a systematic review

Study ID

Included Jurisdiction with a PMP

Study Population

Study Design

Outcome Groups

Outcome Data Source, Years

Ali 2017 [24]

All states except MO and DC

general population

Pooled Cross-sectional Logit and generalized linear models

illicit opioid usea, opioid dependencea

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 2004–2014

Birk 2017 [43] b

All states that established PMPs between 1998 and 2012

general population, opioid-related deaths

Controlled interrupted time series

opioid-related care outcomes, opioid-related adverse events

Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), 1998–2012; National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), 1999–2012

Branham 2018 [27] b

AL, AZ, CO, CT, IN, IA, LA, ME, MN, MS, NV, NM, NC, ND, OH, SC, TN, UT, VT, VA, WV, WY

people who use drugs admitted to treatment

Controlled interrupted time series

opioid-related care outcomesa

TEDS, 1992–2012

Dave 2017 [44] b

AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MN, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OR, SC, SD, TN, WA, WI, WY, VT, VA

general population

Controlled interrupted time series

opioid-related care outcomes

TEDS, 2003–2014

Delcher 2015 [50]c

FL

drug-related deaths

Controlled interrupted time series

opioid-related adverse eventsa

Florida Medical Examiners Commission, 2003–2012

Kim 2013 [51]

AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IL, IN, LA, ME, MI, MS, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, SC, TN, VA, WV, NY, HI, ID, OA, RI, TX, MA, NV, UT, WY, KY

general population

Interrupted time series

opioid-related adverse events

CDC Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER); 1999–2008

Kinsell 2015 [40] c

NY, FL

general population

Controlled before and after/ Difference-in-difference approach

opioid-related adverse eventsa, opioid-related care outcomesa

CDC WONDER & Florida Medical Examiner Drug Related Death Data & Florida Agency for Health Care Administration & New York State Inpatient Databases (SID)/ State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD), 2009–2012

Li 2014 [52]

MI, VA, NY, ME, MS, NC, CA, MA, TX, AZ, SC, TN, IL, RI, CO, CT, OH, AL, LA, OK, HI, ID, NM, KY, IN, UT, PA, WV, WY, ND, NV

general population

Controlled interrupted time series

opioid-related adverse events

NVSS, 1999–2008

Mallatt 2017 [55] c

NSDUH:

49 states (excluding MO)

ARCOS:

AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, West VA, WY

NIBRS:

26 states

general population

Repeated cross-sectional (NSDUH); interrupted time series (NIBRS & ARCOS)

opioid-related legal and criminal outcomesa

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), 2004–2014

Maughan 2015 [25] c

Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Minneapolis, New York City

general population

Generalized Estimate Equations with repeated measures

opioid-related care outcomes

eDrug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), 2004–2011

McLaughlin 2016 [28]

AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NE, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV, AK, NY, HI, ID, PA, RI, TX, MA, NJ, DE, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY, KS, SD, WI, FL, KY, MT

general population

Repeated cross sectional

illicit opioid usea

NSDUH, 2004–2012

Meara 2016 [48]

AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NE, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV, AK, NY, HI, ID, PA, RI, TX, MA, NJ, DE, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY, WY, SD, WI, FL, KY, MT

insured population

Cohort; before and after

opioid-related adverse events

Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR), Outpatient, Carrier, and Medicare Beneficiary Summary files, 2006–2012

Meinhofer 2017 [53]

AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, WY, LA, ME, MD, MN, MS, MT, NE, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OR, SC, SD, TN, VT, VA, WA, WI WY

general population

Interrupted time series

opioid-related adverse eventsa

NVSS, 2000–2013

Nam 2017 [45] c

AL, AZ, CO, CT, IA, LA, ME, MN, MS, NC, ND, NM, OH, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV, WY

general population

Interrupted time series

opioid-related adverse eventsa

CDC WONDER, 1999–2014

Patrick 2016 [47] b

WA, OR, AZ, NM, CO, WY, MT, SD, NE, WY, MN, IA, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, TN, VA, WV, OH, MD, DE, NJ, CT, VT, ME, AK, ND, WI, KY

general population

Controlled interrupted time series

opioid-related adverse events

CDC WONDER, 1999–2013

Paulozzi 2011 [46]

CA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, ME, MA, MI, NV, NM, NY, OK, PA, TX, UT, VA, WV, WY

general population

Controlled interrupted time series

opioid-related adverse events

CDC WONDER, 1999–2005

Pauly 2018 [49]

48 states (all but MO and PA), and DC

insured population

Interrupted time series

opioid-related adverse events

Truven Health Marketscan claims database, 2004–2014

Radakrishnan 2015 [39] b

All that fall into 1992–2011

general population

Interrupted time series/ Repeated cross section

opioid-related care outcomesa, opioid-related adverse eventsa

TEDS, 1992–2010; NVSS, 1999–2010

Reifler 2012 [42] c

CT, MA, ME, NY, PA, RI, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, NV, UT, WY, IA, IL, IN, MI, ND, OH, AL, KY, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, WA

general population

Controlled interrupted time series

opioid-related adverse events, opioid-related care outcomesa

Researched Abuse Diversion and Addiction-Related Surveillance System (RADARS), 2003–2009

Reisman 2009 [19]

CA, HI, IL, IN, MA, MI, NY, OK, TX, ID, KY, NV, RI, UT

people who use drugs admitted to treatment

Cross-sectional (with interrupted time series)

opioid-related care outcomes

TEDS, 2003

Simeone 2006 [41]

20 states

general population

Prospective cohort study

opioid-related care outcomes

TEDS, 1997 & 2003

Surratt 2014 [26] c

FL

general population

Interrupted time series

opioid-related legal and criminal outcomes

RADARS, 2009–2012

  1. aindicated outcome is available for heroin
  2. b study only includes states with PMPs implemented during the study period
  3. c study only focuses on some PMP states or jurisdictions within a country by choice, due to analytic constrictions, or due to availability of data
  4. AL Alabama, AK Alaska, AZ Arizona, AR Arkansas, CA California, CO Colorado, CT Connecticut, DE Delaware, FL Florida, GA Georgia, HI Hawaii, ID Idaho, IL Illinois, IN Indiana, IA Iowa, KS Kansas, KY Kentucky, LA Louisiana, ME Maine, MD Maryland, MA Massachusetts, MI Michigan, MN Minnesota, MS Mississippi, MO Missouri, MT Montana, NE Nebraska, NV Nevada, NH New Hampshire, NJ New Jersey, NM New Mexico, NY New York, NC North Carolina, ND North Dakota, OH Ohio, OK Oklahoma, OR Oregon, PA Pennsylvania, RI Rhode Island, SC South Carolina, SD South Dakota, TN Tennessee, TX Texas, UT Utah, VT Vermont, VA Virginia, WA Washington, WV West Virginia, WI Wisconsin, WY Wyoming, DC District of Columbia