Open AccessPrescription Disposal Practices: A 2-Year Ecological Study of Drug Drop Box Donations in Appalachia
Author(s) -
Jeffrey A. Gray,
Nicholas E. Hagemeier,
Billy Brooks,
Arsham Alamian
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302689
Subject(s) - medicine , donation , medical prescription , environmental health , appalachia , substance abuse , per capita , family medicine , law , population , nursing , psychiatry , paleontology , political science , biology
We quantified controlled substance donations via permanent drug donation boxes over 2 years in a region with high prescription abuse, assessing medication characteristics, time between dispensing and donation, and weight of medications donated per capita.