Communication of Recommendations for the Disposal of Unused Prescription Opioid Medications by Stakeholders in the News Media | Zendy

Megan L. Petrik | Zendy; Patrick J. McNamara | Zendy; Susan M. Moeschler | Zendy; Benjamin Blair | Zendy

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Communication of Recommendations for the Disposal of Unused Prescription Opioid Medications by Stakeholders in the News Media

Author(s) -

Megan L. Petrik,

Patrick J. McNamara,

Susan M. Moeschler,

Benjamin Blair

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1526-4637

pISSN - 1526-2375

DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnz104

Subject(s) - medical prescription , medicine , toilet , opioid , medical emergency , public health , government (linguistics) , enforcement , nursing , law , linguistics , philosophy , receptor , pathology , political science

The opioid epidemic is a national public health emergency that requires a comprehensive approach to reduce opioid-related deaths. Proper and timely disposal of unused prescription opioids is one method to deter improper use of these medications and prevent overdose. The objective of this study was to understand how recommendations for disposing of unused prescription opioids, including both take-back programs and toilet disposal, are communicated to the public.

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