Published on in Vol 14 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/60332, first published .
Text Message Intervention to Facilitate Secure Storage and Disposal of Prescription Opioids to Prevent Diversion and Misuse: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Text Message Intervention to Facilitate Secure Storage and Disposal of Prescription Opioids to Prevent Diversion and Misuse: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Text Message Intervention to Facilitate Secure Storage and Disposal of Prescription Opioids to Prevent Diversion and Misuse: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Kathleen L Egan   1 , MS, PhD ;   Melissa J Cox   2 , MPH, PhD ;   Donald W Helme   3 , PhD ;   J Todd Jackson   4 , MHA, PharmD ;   Alice R Richman   5 , MPH, PhD

1 Department of Implementation Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States

2 Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

3 Department of Communication, College of Communication and Information, University of Kentucky, Louisville, KY, United States

4 Pharmacy Services, Cape Fear Valley Health System, Fayetteville, NC, United States

5 Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Kathleen L Egan, MS, PhD
  • Department of Implementation Science
  • Division of Public Health Sciences
  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine
  • Medical Center Blvd
  • Winston-Salem, NC 27157
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 336-716-9354
  • Email: klegan@wakehealth.edu