The negative effect of the pharmaceuticals presence (persistence?) in various components
of the environment is a global problem today. These compounds are released into the …

Medication waste is a concern for today's society, from both environmental and public health
perspectives. This study aims to contribute to the issue by presenting a mixed-methods …

ABSTRACT Background: In the US, 50–75% of nonmedical users of prescription opioids
obtain their pills through diversion by friends or relatives. Increasing disposal of unused …

This review paper covers the forensic-relevant literature in controlled substances from 2016
to 2019 as a part of the 19th Interpol International Forensic Science Managers Symposium …

Household medical waste is often improperly disposed of in several countries, despite the
presence of a collection mechanism. This study attempts to identify the challenges of …

Background: Improper disposal of unused medicine can impact the environment causing
significant healthcare and financial burdens. While the medicine take-back programme is an …

Unused medicines in the household cause many problems. Medicines take-back programs
were established to prevent inappropriate medicines disposal, abuse, accidental poisoning …

Abstract Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) has reached an epidemic level in the US. Diversion of
unused prescription opioids to secondary users and black market significantly contributes to …

It would be difficult to overstate the devastating magnitude of America's opioid epidemic.
Unlike some public health crises, opioid addiction spares no group, striking broadly and …

The opioid overdose epidemic is a national public health emergency in the US. On average,
128 lives are lost every day due to opioid overdose, more than 27% of which are attributable …