From: Abuse risks and routes of administration of different prescription opioid compounds and formulations
Compound | Abuse Risk | (+) Abuse Risk per 100,000 Prescriptions£ | Total Number of Prescriptions per 100,000 |
---|---|---|---|
hydrocodone | 0.473 | 0.0022 | 585.620 |
IR oxycodone | 0.375 | 0.0055 | 211.821 |
IR fentanyl | 0.005 | 0.0114 | 1.212 |
IR hydromorphone | 0.072 | 0.0129 | 18.433 |
IR morphine | 0.047 | 0.0220 | 6.675 |
IR oxymorphone | 0.003 | 0.0150 | 0.706 |
ER oxycodone | 0.374 | 0.0320 | 37.167 |
ER fentanyl | 0.044 | 0.0063 | 22.934 |
Methadone | 0.278 | 0.0411 | 20.028 |
ER morphine | 0.091 | 0.0111 | 26.059 |
ER oxymorphone | 0.017 | 0.0177 | 2.896 |