Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in Massachusetts

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- Opioid dispensing rate: 21.4 per 100 people
--- 35.7% lower than state average
--- 50.6% lower than national average

#14. Dukes County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 22.6 per 100 people
--- 32.1% lower than state average
--- 47.8% lower than national average

#13. Middlesex County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 24.2 per 100 people
--- 27.3% lower than state average
--- 44.1% lower than national average

#12. Nantucket County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 24.7 per 100 people
--- 25.8% lower than state average
--- 43.0% lower than national average

#11. Norfolk County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 25.2 per 100 people
--- 24.3% lower than state average
--- 41.8% lower than national average

#10. Plymouth County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 26.4 per 100 people
--- 20.7% lower than state average
--- 39.0% lower than national average

#9. Franklin County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 27.0 per 100 people
--- 18.9% lower than state average
--- 37.6% lower than national average

#8. Essex County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 32.1 per 100 people
--- 3.6% lower than state average
--- 25.9% lower than national average

#7. Barnstable County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 33.1 per 100 people
--- 0.6% lower than state average
--- 23.6% lower than national average

#6. Worcester County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 33.7 per 100 people
--- 1.2% higher than state average
--- 22.2% lower than national average

#5. Hampshire County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 36.6 per 100 people
--- 9.9% higher than state average
--- 15.5% lower than national average

#4. Berkshire County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 41.8 per 100 people
--- 25.5% higher than state average
--- 3.5% lower than national average

#3. Bristol County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 44.1 per 100 people
--- 32.4% higher than state average
--- 1.8% higher than national average

#2. Hampden County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 62.9 per 100 people
--- 88.9% higher than state average
--- 45.3% higher than national average

#1. Suffolk County
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