Examining State Variations in Opioid Dispensation with WCRI's Dr. Vennela Thumula

Efforts to track opioid dispensation across the nation show many state workers' compensation systems produce significantly varied data. What factors are currently at play in these state-to-state differences? Returning guest Dr. Vennela Thumula joins host Alan Pierce to discuss the study she co-authored, Interstate Variations in Dispensing of Opioids , 5th Edition. Dr. Thumula describes the research questions addressed in the study and offers insight into the effect certain state policies may have on opioid use. Special thanks to our sponsor, PInow .

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Examining State Variations in Opioid Dispensation with WCRI's Dr. Vennela Thumula is an episode from Workers Comp Matters by Legal Talk Network.

This episode is 30:21 long.

This episode was published on Aug 30, 2019.

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