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Background Information: Opioid overprescribing after surgery and lack of knowledge about proper disposal of excess opioids may contribute to opioid misuse and overdose through medication availability. A recent study of… Click to show full abstract
Background Information: Opioid overprescribing after surgery and lack of knowledge about proper disposal of excess opioids may contribute to opioid misuse and overdose through medication availability. A recent study of adolescents and young adults (AYA) following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (Taylor, Killilea, Dugan-Frost, & Solodiuk, 2017) reported that patients (N=100) used only 36% of prescribed oxycodone and 30 tablets of 5mg oxycodone would be adequate for most. Alarmingly, 65% of patients/families reported not knowing what to do with the remaining oxycodone tablets.
Journal Title: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Year Published: 2019
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