A U.S. public health campaign has been started to challenge people to take part in a five-step effort to reduce the risk of prescription drug abuse.
Angelo M. Valente, chief executive officer of American Medicine Chest Challenge, said the campaign aims to prevent prescription drug abuse and provide safe disposal options for prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
“Recent American Medicine Chest Challenge initiatives, such as the creation of the National Online Directory of Permanent Prescription Drug Collection Boxes and the release of the American Medicine Chest Challenge Rx Drop mobile application, have made taking the challenge and the disposing of unused, unwanted and expired medicine much easier for American families,” Valente said in a statement.