Table 5.
Frequency of opioid prescribing over time by type of opioid
| Opioid type | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone | 1192 | 2176 | 2876 | 3417 | 3609 | 3839 | 3453 | 3287 | 3162 | 3065 | 2958 | 2805 | 35839 |
| Hydrocodone | 675 | 1859 | 2425 | 2316 | 2238 | 1958 | 2637 | 2379 | 2393 | 2192 | 1744 | 1530 | 24346 |
| Codeine | 536 | 999 | 1589 | 1672 | 1441 | 1149 | 611 | 425 | 367 | 218 | 77 | 81 | 9165 |
| Morphine | 28 | 60 | 33 | 42 | 102 | 146 | 125 | 64 | 95 | 106 | 43 | 75 | 919 |
| Tramadol | 16 | 17 | 43 | 66 | 53 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 112 | 108 | 96 | 94 | 818 |
| Other | 13 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 26 | 41 | 56 | 41 | 54 | 42 | 26 | 20 | 384 |
| Fentanyl | 10 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 176 |
| Yearly Total | 2470 | 5150 | 7000 | 7562 | 7487 | 7215 | 6974 | 6295 | 6203 | 5736 | 4945 | 4610 | 71647 |