Laws by State
CDC examined the number of states with prescription drug misuse, abuse, and overdose prevention laws across seven different categories:
Laws Requiring a Physical Examination before Prescribing
Laws Requiring Tamper-Resistant Prescription Forms
Laws Setting Prescription Drug Limits
Laws Prohibiting “Doctor Shopping”/Fraud
Laws Requiring Patient Identification before Dispensing
As of August 31, 2010, among the seven types of laws examined, one state had none of these types of laws, three states had one, fifteen had two, nineteen had three, seven had four, five states had five, and one had six.
Click on a state in the map or list below for more information about that state’s laws.
State |
# of Laws |
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State |
# of Laws |
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State |
# of Laws |
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3 |
4 |
1 |
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2 |
5 |
3 |
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2 |
4 |
4 |
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2 |
3 |
3 |
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3 |
3 |
2 |
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3 |
2 |
2 |
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4 |
3 |
4 |
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4 |
3 |
2 |
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3 |
2 |
3 |
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6 |
0 |
5 |
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1 |
1 | 2 |
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3 |
5 |
4 |
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3 |
3 |
2 |
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3 |
2 |
2 |
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3 |
3 |
5 |
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3 |
5 |
2 |
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2 |
3 |
2 |
Related Pages
Search Strategy
Learn more about the strategy used for this study.
Types of Laws
Learn about the types of laws in this study.
Please note that the effectiveness of these seven types of laws has not been evaluated by CDC. CDC's survey of these laws is intended to provide a picture of the legal and regulatory environment surrounding this important public health problem, not to evaluate or judge the effectiveness of each state's approach to this epidemic.
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