Reduce the Diversion of Prescription Drugs
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Most misuse of prescription drugs is not being done by the peopte who were prescribed the drugs by the doctors. Therefore a core strategy for responding to the opioid crisis must include multiple ways to reduce the diversion of prescription drugs to people who are misusing them. The details for the strategies to address this are in the supporting objectives rather than at this objective.
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Background
Statistics on Diversion
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Main Pathways for Prescription Drug Diversion
Major ways that prescription drugs are diverted to uses other than the intended use of the prescription include:
- People giving pills to a friend or relative
- People stealing pills (from friends/relatives or strangers)
- People buying pills from someone who was prescribed the pills or from someone who stole them.
- People stealing pills from a pharmacy or healthcare provider
Tools and Resources
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Scorecard Building
Possible Objective Details
Possible Measures and Data Sources
