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title: "White Paper: The Positive Impact PDMPs Have on Opioid Abuse"
description: PDMPs have become a valuable asset in the nation's fight against the opioid epidemic. Download IWP's white paper on prescription drug monitoring programs.
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# [White Paper: The Positive Impact PDMPs Have on Opioid Abuse](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/pdmp-white-paper)

 Written by [Danielle Jaffee](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/author/danielle-jaffee) | Aug 3, 2016 3:45:01 PM

Currently, [78 Americans](https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/) die every day from an opioid overdose. One prominent tool in the fight against opioid abuse is the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP).

IWP's newest white paper **The Positive Impact Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Have on Opioid Abuse **details the electronic databases efforts to limit unnecessary prescriptions, prevent abuse and combat diversion.

 

To learn more about the effect of [PDMPs](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/patient-pain-resource-for-injured-workers) across the nation and within workers' compensation, download a copy of our case study by clicking the link above. 

[View full post](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/pdmp-white-paper)

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