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Every community citizen has a role to play in proper disposal of prescription drugs and preventing prescription drug abuse. The following are suggestions on how to take an active role in these efforts:
1. Clean Out Your Cabinet
- Do you have expired over the counter products?
- Do you have out dated prescription medications?
- Do you have prescriptions that you no longer use?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, it may be time to clean our your medicine cabinet.
2. Dispose of Prescription Drugs Safely
For safe disposal at home:
- Remove the prescription label
- Crush up the pills
- Mix with undesirables such as kitty litter or coffee grounds
- Seal in a plastic bag
- Take out on the day trash is picked up
- DO NOT flush medications unless other wise directed. This may pollute the water supply.
Prescription Drop-Off Boxes:
Use prescription drop off sites in your community to dispose of medications.
Drop Locations are:
North Logan City Hyde Park
2076 N. 1200 E. 113 E. Center St.
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm
Brigham City Tremonton City
20 N. Main St. 102 S. 100 W.
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
3. Ask Your Doctor for Information On Prescriptions You or Your Family Is Taking
- Ask your physicians questions about the prescribed medications
- Use one pharmacist to fill family prescriptions and ask questions when the prescriptions are filled.
4. Monitor Quantities and Control Access of Current Prescriptions.
- Take note of how many pills are in a bottle or pill packet, and keep track of refills.
- Store current prescriptions in a secure location.
Protecting your teens
Every day 2,500 youth age 12 to 17 abuse a pain reliever for the very first time. Among 12- and 13-year-olds, prescription drugs are the drug of choice. Utah currently leads the nation is prescription drug abuse. For more information on how to protect your child visit http://www.theantidrug.com/drug_info/prescription_drugs.asp
For more information about proper disposal of prescription drugs visit http://www.medicationdisposal.utah.gov/
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