State of Connecticut provides counts of patients by age group and gender who received dispensed prescriptions for opioid agonists, benzodiazepines, and stimulants. The data includes only dispensations to Connecticut residents reported to the Connecticut Prescription Monitoring & Reporting System (CPMRS). The dataset was last updated on March 8, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze demographic trends in controlled substance prescriptions based on reported patient age groups.
- Compare prescription rates for different drug classes (opioid agonists, benzodiazepines, stimulants) based on the description.
- Monitor potential prescription drug misuse patterns by cross-referencing patient gender and age data.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from an official state Prescription Monitoring & Reporting System (CPMRS).
- Focuses on three specific, high-concern drug classes: opioid agonists, benzodiazepines, and stimulants.
- Last updated on March 8, 2026, suggesting recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data is restricted to Connecticut residents, which may limit generalizability.
Provenance
- Source
- State of Connecticut
- Collection Method
- Dispensations reported to the Connecticut Prescription Monitoring & Reporting System (CPMRS).
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-08 01:39:21.032177
- Geography
- Connecticut, United States