DisposeRx Incorporated, a drug disposal company that provides a solution to eradicate the misuse of unused medications, announced yesterday that it has named Kelly J Clark, MD, MBA as its new strategic advisor.

Dr Clark is the founder of Addiction Crisis Solutions. She serves as president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, over 6,000 physicians representing the largest medical professional organisation focusing on addictive disease, and Steering Committee member of the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative to Combat the US Opioid Crisis. Her previous roles include chief medical officer of Behavioral Health Group and CleanSlate Centers; medical director for CVS Caremark and CDPHP; and providing expertise to the FDA, SAMHSA, DOJ, and the US comptroller general. She is currently active on the Association of Managed Care Pharmacy's Addiction Advisory Group and as a founding member of the Advisory Board of the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit.

Dr John W Holaday, chief executive officer of DisposeRx, said, 'We are very pleased to have Dr Kelly Clark as a strategic advisor as we continue to expanded opportunities for our unique and patent-pending technology. Our programs, business, and outreach efforts will be vastly informed by Kelly's extensive experience, education and accomplishments. With her appointment to our team, our goal of ridding American homes of the ticking time bombs of dangerous unused medications has moved closer to becoming a reality.'