Properly Dispose of Prescription Medications to Help Prevent Drug Abuse
Medicine is an essential part of our lives – it reduces pain, helps us to heal, and makes it easier to fight a lot of diseases. However, those same medications that help people get well are being abused and causing others to get sick, and in many cases, die. It’s unfortunate that such sad news is common, but in this case there is a simple way all of us can help prevent prescription drug abuse. Keep drugs out of the wrong hands by properly disposing of prescription medications. Here are some of the safe ways to get rid of old medicines:
1. Return old prescription meds to the pharmacy where purchased.
2. Find a local drug store with a pharmaceutical take-back program.
3. Locate a hazardous waste disposal center in your community.
4. Check if your unused medications are eligible to be donated to charity.
Not only does proper disposal of drugs keep them from ending up in the hands of potential drug users, but by not throwing away, flushing, or pouring medicines down the drain it helps to protect our water supply from potential contamination.
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October 13th, 2008 at 11:29 am
I read about a new machine that finds drugs in water in real time. Saw it here
http://www.newsrx.com/press-releases/6062.html
Anyone know if this is for real?