Where to dispose unwanted and outdated medications

[AuntSueto4]

Where to dispose unwanted and outdated medications
1:40 PM, Oct 1, 2012


MINNEAPOLIS --- There are more than two dozen places around the Twin Cities to safely get rid of unused medications. Why is it important to use these facilities?
•AARP says 75% of Americans age 45 and older take an average of four medications on a daily basis.
•A report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimates there are more than seven million people abusing prescription drugs.
•The Partnership for a Drug Free American says every day, nearly 2,500 teenagers use prescription drugs for the first time to get high.

Keep unused medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, from falling into the wrong hands. Here is a list of drop-off sites around the Twin Cities area.

www.kare11.com/life/community/article/992911/242/Where-to-dispose-unwanted-and-outdated-medications

[cakemakermom]

Thanks for the info! I so often have pain meds that go over the date or some of my son's meds don't get used quickly enough.

[AuntSueto4]

I too, have meds that go over the date or meds don't get used quickly enough, and meds I get taken off of, and put on a different one or dropped off of totally. So I was really glad for this news item.

Now, I just need to find a free sharps disposal location, and not have to pay for the 27 containers I have been saving over the years, waiting to find such a place. My clinics and pharmacy won't take them for me.