ADA Asks Dentists to Enlist in Fight against Prescription Drug Abuse
The American Dental Association today expressed its support for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day , scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29, and urged dentists to counsel their patients about how to safely secure and dispose of unused, unwanted or expired pharmaceuticals. “Medicine abuse has become a real problem in our communities,” said ADA President William R. Calnon, D.D.S. “As prescribers of narcotic pain medications, dentists are well positioned to educate patients about how to