Community-Based Medication Disposal Pilot Initiative in Southwest Tribal Communities
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Description
Describes a public health pilot project testing a
community-based prescription drug disposal system in tribal
communities to increase awareness about the dangers of
prescription drug accumulation in the home resulting in
misuse and use of prescription drugs, and to improve drug
disposal practices. Project provided drug deactivation bags
for in-home use, and medication drop boxes were available
in 29 healthcare facilities in mostly rural areas of
Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada and Oklahoma.
Author(s)
Isaac Ampadu, Robert Morones, Andrea Tsatoke, et al.
Citation
Injury Epidemiology, 8(Suppl 2), 67
Date
12/2021
Tagged as
Prescription drug misuse
· Public health
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Tribal communities
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
· Arizona
· Minnesota
· Nevada
· Oklahoma