Opioid Treatment Centers: How To Keep Patient Medication Safe And Secure?
Medication bags for patients need to be stored securely. Opioid treatment centers should have a system for tracking and monitoring patients’ medication at all times. This includes tracking who’s getting the medication, when they’re getting the medication, and how the medication is being transported. Now the question: how to keep patient medication safe and secure? Substance abuse is a growing problem in the United States and around the world. Opioid addiction and abuse is a serious health issue that can lead to overdose, addiction, and death. Opioid treatment programs have been implemented across the US to treat those struggling with opioid use disorders, as well as to reduce the risk of overdose.
The Opioid Epidemic Opioids are powerful drugs that have been widely prescribed in the US since the 1990s for pain management. They are often used to manage chronic pain. However, opioid prescriptions have skyrocketed over the last two decades and are now the main driver of record drug overdoses in the US.