Defining and Evaluating In-Home Drug Disposal Systems for Opioid Analgesics: Proceedings of a Workshop
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Offers summary of a June 2023 workshop to analyze in-home drug disposal systems with focus on unused opioid analgesics. Discusses the life cycle of prescribed opioids, characteristics of in-home disposal systems, implementation and equity concerns, legal concerns, environmental impacts, and real-world settings. Includes discussions of tribal and rural-specific challenges and benefits.
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Board on Health Sciences Policy
Date
2024
Organization
Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Opioids
· Pharmacy and prescription drugs
· Prescription drug misuse
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
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