A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize a public workshop on the development and use of in-home drug disposal systems with a focus on removing unused opioid analgesics from the home.
The public workshop will feature invited presentations and discussions to:

• Explore the types of in-home drug disposal options, other than mail back envelopes, that could be used to remove unused opioid analgesics from the home.
• Examine the current landscape of laws and regulations that apply to in-home opioid disposal systems.
• Discuss scientific, behavioral, health equity, and policy considerations for assessing the safety, use, and effectiveness of in-home opioid disposal systems, including the following questions:

- What is known/unknown about the methods (e.g., sequestration, adsorption, absorption) used in in-home disposal systems for rendering opioids unavailable for nonmedical use, assuming the product is used as intended?
- What approaches/methodologies are needed to evaluate the safe and correct use of in-home opioid disposal systems in real-world settings?
- How could person-centered design inform the development and use of in-home opioid disposal systems?

• Consider potential strategies for encouraging and assessing the development and use of in-home opioid disposal systems that support the public health goal of mitigating the risk of nonmedical use or overdose associated with opioids.

The planning committee will organize the workshop, develop the agenda, select and invite speakers and discussants, and moderate or identify moderators for the discussions. A proceedings of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.