Thursday, February 21, 2019

Google, DEA, Health and Human Services Join Together To Help Fight The Opioid Crisis.


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Google has joined with Health and Human Services (HHS) to help with the the opioid crisis which is taking lives of over 130 Americans a day. This public health emergency, enveloping us with a dark cloud called opioid-related drug overdoses.
Lately Google has noticed that search queries for “medication disposal near me” reached an all-time high on Google search.

It is known that about  53% of prescription drug abuse starts with drugs obtained from the household or friends. Google is working with government agencies and nonprofit organizations to help people safely remove excess or unused opioids from their bathroom medicine cabinets.

    Today, we’re making it easier for Americans to quickly find disposal locations on Google Maps and Search all year round. A search for queries like “drug drop off near me” or “medication disposal near me” will display permanent disposal locations at your local pharmacy, hospital or government building so you can quickly and safely discard your unneeded medication..

 Read more at Google

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