Buyback Program of Unused Prescription Opioids in US Rural Communities, 2017–2018
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Description
Describes a buyback intervention that was designed to
encourage rural, ambulatory surgery patients to return
unused prescription opioids to a U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital. Provides data on patient
characteristics as well as percent of opioids prescribed
and returned during 2017 and 2018. Includes implications
for public health.
Author(s)
Jean Liu, Julie Franklin, Frank Gesek, Joseph Anderson
Citation
American Journal of Public Health, 110(9), 1318-1324
Date
09/2020
Type
Document
Tagged as
Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Physicians · Prescription drug misuse · Public health · Statistics and data · Surgery · Veterans