New report reveals stark north south divide in painkiller prescribing

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14 Jan 2019 10:27:13.960

A new report has revealed that patients in the north of the country are being prescribed almost four times more opioids to relieve pain than those in the south.

The research by the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy and the University of Manchester is the first national study to examine the regional variations in opioid prescribing and how this links with socioeconomic status. 

The findings, published in theInternational Journal of Drug Policy,show a significant variation in prescription opioids from northern and eastern England compared to southern England, which mirrors general health inequalities between those from deprived and affluent areas.

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More information is available from Dr Roger Knaggs, in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham on +44 (0)115 951 5166, roger.knaggs@nottingham.ac.uk 

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