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Kevin Madden1, Akhila Reddy1, Maxine De La Cruz1
1Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine and University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Studies have demonstrated that adults with cancer and parents of children with cancer do not use and store prescription opioids safely. Most YAs (135/146, 92%) unsafely stored opioids. Fifty-two of 146 patients (36%) unsafely used, and 16 of 146 patients (11%) unsafely disposed of opioids. YAs with hematologic malignancies (p < 0.05) were more likely to use opioids safely compared with YAs with other types of malignancies. More research is necessary to understand the scope of this issue. Our data suggest that universal educational interventions regarding the safe storage, use, and disposal of opioids are justified for YAs.
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