In a study of patients prescribed opioids after an emergency-department visit for acute pain, 92.5% reported having leftover pills, and 52.2% of prescribed pills were unused overall.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed study (Pain Medicine, 2021) via PubMed and PMC full text, and consistent with CDC MMWR guideline citation of the same data.
Sources
- CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids ... (cdc.gov)
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaa048 (dx.doi.org)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32219431/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8599885 (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)