1. Empowering Post-Surgical Patients to Improve Opioid Disposal: A Before and After Quality Improvement Study 
Jessica M. Hasak, MPH, Carrie L. Roth Bettlach, NP, Katherine B. Santosa, MD, Ellen L. Larson, BA, Jean Stroud, RN, MBA, BSN, Susan E. Mackinnon, MD, FACS 
Journal of the American College of Surgeons 
Volume 226, Issue 3, Pages e3 (March 2018)
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2. Figure 1
Study flow diagram. *9 in the before group and 6 in the after group declined to disclose what they did with excess medication; **Brochure-recommended methods of disposal include throwing away in the trash with an unpalatable substance or returning to police or pharmacy.
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3. eFigure 1 Educational brochure.
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4. eFigure 2 Study questionnaire.
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5. eFigure 3
Improved educational brochure with single method of disposal.
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