Getting prevention resources out into the community is critical, but how you do it is just as important.

Need some ideas on how to distribute Deterra Pouches? Our latest blog post highlights the top 10 creative ways our partners have successfully used to get at-home drug deactivation and disposal resources into the hands of those who need them most.

More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021, the highest death count ever recorded, according to the CDC. That translates to roughly one overdose death every five minutes, which does not capture the numerous other non-fatal overdoses that are occurring, all of which can be prevented.

With drug misuse and overdoses on the rise, U.S. employers cannot afford to ignore this national problem.

70% of post-surgical prescribed opioids can go unused, leaving harmful pills unused within homes. In Broome County, all short-term opioid prescriptions filled at Lourdes or UHS will now come with Deterra pouches. The goal is to make it easier for families to get rid of the drugs without having to go to a drop-box location.

The Deterra Drug Deactivation and Disposal System has been named a 2022 BIG Sustainability Product of the Year by the Business Intelligence Group (BIG).

The BIG Sustainability Awards honor organizations, people and products that have made sustainability a core part of their business and mission.

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), and aging services partners are bringing prescription drug safe-disposal efforts to older adults throughout New York State.

Optima Health and Verde Environmental Technologies Inc., announced a new partnership to pilot the distribution of at-home drug deactivation and disposal pouches.

Deterra Pouches will soon be available to patients at more than 60 Sentara Family & Internal Medicine Physicians offices and Sentara surgical locations.