Defining and Evaluating In-Home Drug Disposal Systems for Opioid Analgesics: Proceedings of a Workshop

by Board on Health Sciences Policy, Health and Medicine Division, Engineering National Academies of Sciences

The proper disposal of unused or expired prescription drugs, particularly controlled substances such as opioids, may help to prevent serious risk of nonmedical use or overdose. In June 2023, the National Academies Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation hosted a hybrid public workshop to examine the scientific merit and practical implementation of drug disposal options to remove opioid analgesics from the home. Workshop participants...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309714346
• ISBN13: 9780309714341
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 128 Pages