This dataset provides the number & percentage of veterinarian prescriptions for gabapentin, benzodiazepine, & opiate agonist dispensations. It only includes dispensations to CT residents reported to the CT Prescription Monitoring & Reporting System (CPMRS).

Adult Use Cannabis Approved Unions

This dataset provides the prescription count for controlled substances, non-controlled substances, opioids, benzodiazepine, stimulant, gabapentin, & naloxone dispensations in the state. It only includes dispensations to CT residents reported to the CT Prescription Monitoring & Reporting System (CPMRS).

Opiate Agonists

Opiate partial agonists bind to opioid receptor sites and works slowly in the body to help prevent withdrawals and reduce cravings for opioid drugs. Opiate partial agonists are used to treat opioid use disorder. Prescription opioid partial agonists include buprenorphine, butorphanol, and pentazocine.

Benzodiazepines slow down the central nervous system, and often used to relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, as well as reduce seizures.

Stimulants increase alertness and energy, enhancing focus. Stimulants are commonly used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD).

Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug, used to treat seizures and relieve pain.

Naloxone is used to quickly reverse an opioid overdose. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist, and works by attaching to opioid receptors, to reverse and block the effects of other opioids.

This dataset shows the most common prescriptions dispensed to CT residents.

This dataset provides the prescription counts and rates per 1,000 residents by town for opioid, benzodiazepine, stimulant, gabapentin, & naloxone dispensations. These dispensations only account for those that have been reported to the CT CPMRS.

This dataset includes the amount of Schedule II prescription drugs dispensed over a 3-month span. On the controlled substance Schedule II-V; Schedule II prescription drugs have a high potential for abuse, potentially leading to severe psychological or physical dependence. Schedule II drugs are narcotic pain medications and stimulants.

This dataset provides the prescription count for controlled substances, non-controlled substances, opioids, benzodiazepine, stimulant, gabapentin, & naloxone dispensations in the state. It only includes dispensations to CT residents reported to the CT Prescription Monitoring & Reporting System (CPMRS).

Controlled substances are those that have been categorized as schedule II - V.

Opiate Agonists

Opiate partial agonists bind to opioid receptor sites and works slowly in the body to help prevent withdrawals and reduce cravings for opioid drugs. Opiate partial agonists are used to treat opioid use disorder. Prescription opioid partial agonists include buprenorphine, butorphanol, and pentazocine.

Benzodiazepines slow down the central nervous system, and often used to relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, as well as reduce seizures.

Stimulants increase alertness and energy, enhancing focus. Stimulants are commonly used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD).

Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug, used to treat seizures and relieve pain.

Naloxone is used to quickly reverse an opioid overdose. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist, and works by attaching to opioid receptors, to reverse and block the effects of other opioids.

This dataset provides the prescription counts and rates by town for opioid, benzodiazepine, stimulant, gabapentin, & naloxone dispensations.

This dataset provides the prescription counts and rates by town for opioid, benzodiazepine, stimulant, gabapentin, & naloxone dispensations.

This dataset includes the Top 5 benzodiazepine prescriptions dispensed on a quarterly basis, showing the last day of the preceding quarter. Prescriptions are ranked 1 through 5, with the number 1 being the drug most dispensed. Drug names presented are the generic classification. Prescription benzodiazepines are controlled substances, which slow down the central nervous system, and often used to relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, as well as reduce seizures.