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UNC researchers seek prescriber input on STOP Act prescribing limits

The UNC Injury Prevention Research Center Study Team, in collaboration with Drs. Tim Carey and Paul Chelminski at UNC, seeks prescribers (physicians, PAs and NPs) to participate in a research study about the implementation of opioid prescribing limits required by the NC STOP Act of 2017(IRB#18-2437). The project is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Researchers specifically want prescribers in North Carolina to share their perspectives about the STOP Act, as well information on how they have implemented the prescribing limits. North Carolina prescribers who have written a prescription for an opioid to treat acute and/or post-surgical pain within the last five years are eligible to participate.

Participants will be asked about:
• Their views on opioid usage in North Carolina,
• Their organization’s communications about and implementation of prescribing limits, and
• Their views regarding the purpose of prescribing limits.

Interviews will be no more than one hour (by phone) and responses will be kept strictly confidential. There will be no identifiers linking prescribers or their organizations to any responses. Participants will receive a $50 gift card.

Participation in the UNC study is completely voluntary and prescribers may withdraw at any time should they decide not to participate. To participate or to learn more about the study, contact Natalie Blackburn at nblackbu@live.unc.edu or by telephone at (919) 843-0155.