Title: Describe storage and disposal options for opioids.
Course: Dental Careers II (14054-II) > Section: Understanding Pain Management Protocols

Description should include

- medicine take-back options (e.g., National Drug Take Back Day)
- disposal in the household trash and flushing certain potentially dangerous medicines down the toilet.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How should medications be stored in the house?
- What is National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative?
- What is the black box?

Teacher Resources:

- Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (https://www.fda.gov/drugs/safe-disposal-medicines/disposal-unused-medicines-what-you-should-know#Medicines_recommended)
- Prescription Drug Abuse and Tips for Proper Disposal, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia (https://www.oag.state.va.us/files/Tips.pdf)