America’s opioid epidemic kills more people per year than
breast cancer, and yesterday Walmart pharmacy rolled out a product that
provides a safe way to get rid of extra prescription opioid drugs. Kudos to the big box store for coming up with
what I hope is a dent in the problem with opioid addiction. The product called
DisposeRx turns any form of opioid including powders, pills, tablets, capsules,
liquids or patches into a gel that can’t be converted back into a usable
drug. Walmart will be handing out this
new product with each new opioid prescription and existing customers can ask
for one at any time. About a third of
all prescribed prescriptions go unused, I think that this is a great first
step.
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