For the analysis, researchers created an estimate of 2016 prescribing rates for congressional districts using a secondary data and a population-weighted methodology.
Here are the 10 congressional districts with the highest rates of opioid prescriptions:
1. Alabama, district 4 — 166.59 opioid prescribing rate per 100
2. Kentucky, district 5 — 147.00
3. Tennessee, district 3 — 133
4. Tennessee, district 1 — 131.95
5. Alabama, district 1 — f 131.35
6. Mississippi, district — 126.14
7. Arkansas, district 1 — 125.79
8. Virginia, district 9 — 124.49
9. Tennessee, district 6 — 118.79
10. Oklahoma, district 1 — 118.28
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