Ensuring safe access to medication for palliative care while preventing prescription drug abuse: innovations for American inner cities, rural areas, and communities overwhelmed by addiction
Summary. This paper proposes innovations for delivering safe palliative care medications in underserved American communities while preventing prescription drug abuse. The author recommends establishing guarded medication dispensing centers in pharmacies, creating medication purchasing cooperatives to reduce costs, and expanding methadone programs to provide pain management and patient monitoring. These programs would integrate pharmacists, police, medical providers, and social workers to improve access while strengthening oversight and reducing diversion.
Cite this article
Francoeur, R. B.. (2011). Ensuring safe access to medication for palliative care while preventing prescription drug abuse: innovations for American inner cities, rural areas, and communities overwhelmed by addiction. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s24068
Francoeur, Richard B.. “Ensuring safe access to medication for palliative care while preventing prescription drug abuse: innovations for American inner cities, rural areas, and communities overwhelmed by addiction.” Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2011. https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s24068.
Francoeur, Richard B.. 2011. “Ensuring safe access to medication for palliative care while preventing prescription drug abuse: innovations for American inner cities, rural areas, and communities overwhelmed by addiction.” Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s24068.
@article{francoeur-2011-ensuring-safe-access-medication-palliative,
title = {Ensuring safe access to medication for palliative care while preventing prescription drug abuse: innovations for American inner cities, rural areas, and communities overwhelmed by addiction},
author = {Richard B. Francoeur},
journal = {Risk Management and Healthcare Policy},
year = {2011},
doi = {10.2147/rmhp.s24068},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s24068}
}
TY - JOUR TI - Ensuring safe access to medication for palliative care while preventing prescription drug abuse: innovations for American inner cities, rural areas, and communities overwhelmed by addiction AU - Richard B. Francoeur JO - Risk Management and Healthcare Policy PY - 2011 DO - 10.2147/rmhp.s24068 UR - https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s24068 ER -
Details
- DOI
- 10.2147/rmhp.s24068
- Countries
- United States
- Regions
- North America
- Categories
- rural-healthcare, policy
- Added
- 2026-04-28