Prescription counts and rates per 1,000 residents by town for opioid, benzodiazepine, stimulant, gabapentin, and naloxone dispensations. The data is reported to the Connecticut Prescription Monitoring & Reporting System (CPMRS) and uses the most current population data available at the end of each quarter. It is published by the State of Connecticut and was last updated on March 8, 2026.
Use Cases
- Monitor geographic disparities in prescription drug dispensing based on town-level rates.
- Analyze trends for specific drug classes like opioids or benzodiazepines mentioned in the description.
- Assess naloxone distribution patterns as a public health intervention.
- Correlate prescription rates with other public health or socioeconomic datasets using town geography.
Strengths
- Data granularity includes town-level prescription rates for five specific drug classes.
- Rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using current quarterly population data.
- Explicit data cleaning note for Canaan/North Canaan town mapping in 2024.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to Connecticut-only coverage.
Provenance
- Source
- State of Connecticut
- Collection Method
- Dispensations reported to the Connecticut Prescription Monitoring & Reporting System (CPMRS).
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-08 01:35:11.732901; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Connecticut, by patient residence town.