How do you get rid of your unwanted and expired meds? Hopefully we're preaching to the choir here -- but the state of California is reminding its residents that drugs shouldn't go down the drain.
Remember: Dump your pharmaceuticals in the toilet, and there's a chance that traces of them will end up in someone else's drinking water.
California's "No Drugs Down the Drain" Week runs Oct. 4 - 11. As part of the statewide campaign, local agencies are reminding residents of safe ways to dispose of their medications.
Here's an informative FAQ from the campaign. If you live in California, you can also go to the site's main page, type in your zip code, and find out where in your neighborhood to safely dispose of your drugs. We have three locations within 1.5 miles of our zip code!
For people outside of California, we recommend contacting your local pharmacy to see if they have a drug take-back program.
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I wouldn't have thought a reminder was necessary until recently when a friend told me she dumped some old aspirin in the toilet to prevent her toddler from digging it out of the trash. I was floored.
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This makes me wonder about facility med disposal. I'm in WA state, and work as a nurse. Standard disposal has been to flush narcotics.
We could put them in a sharps container, but shoving 30-60 percocets in a sharps box can end up with the sharps box stolen, and ripped open in the parking lot.
I haven't heard of any better solutions at this point.
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