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Drop The Drugs™ is a registered 501(c)3 public charity committed to educating consumers about substance abuse prevention. Our strategic objectives– PREVENT poisonings and overdose PREVENT addiction from prescription meds improperly stored in the home and PROTECT the…
Clean out those medicine cabinets and drawers frequently. For the safety of your family, regularly take unused, expired, and unwanted drugs to an approved collector location near you. To find a DEA location go to http://bit.ly/2OA8bWn and enter your zip code. This public service is free. No questions asked.The DEA has national take-back days twice a year but you don’t have to wait. Authorized hospitals, retail pharmacies like CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens, and law enforcement departments have drop off year round.
Emergency room physicians are seeing more and more teens coming in due to accidental overdose of prescription drugs. The most commonly abused prescription drugs include painkillers like Vicodin, OxyContin, and Demerol; stimulants used for ADHD such as Ritalin or Adderall, and anti-anxiety medications (also used for sleep) such as Xanax and Valium. Many other types of prescription drugs are abused as well, including antidepressants, muscle relaxers, mood stabilizers, and diet pills.Don’t become an unwilling dealer of prescription medication. Treat all drugs, OTC and RX, as if they are any other valuable. Store them securely, preferably in a locked cabinet where visitors, contractors, helpers, children,
DO NOT FLUSH drugs down the drain or toilet. DO NOT PUT them in coffee grinds and put them in the trash. The chemicals are getting into the soil and our drinking water. Take the drugs to a disposal location in your area.
When medicines are no longer needed, they should be disposed of promptly.Consumers and caregivers should remove expired, unwanted, or unused medicines from their home as quickly as possible to help reduce the chance that others accidentally take or intentionally misuse the unneeded medicine, and to help reduce drugs from entering the environment.
If there is not a drop off location near you, another option is to mail back prescriptions!
The National Safety Council sells low cost “mail back” seal and send envelopes for unused prescription drugs if there is not an authorized drop off location near you. These DEA-compliant 8”x12” envelopes are designed to hold up to 8 oz. of medication, of which 4 oz. may be liquid in a sealed container. Stericycle will destroy the medication using a process that is secure and safe for the environment.
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