Opioid abuse continues to be a hot topic in the U.S., and a new report from Drug Diversion Digest says some healthcare workers may be exacerbating the issue, with 71 percent of drug diversion incidents between January and June involving a physician or nurse. That accounts for $164 million worth of theft.
The $164 million in lost drugs translates to almost 19 million pills in the first half of this year alone, but the report stresses that many incidents go unreported, meaning the true numbers could be higher.
