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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.
Logan
Logan City Police Department
62 West 300 North, Logan
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
North Logan
2076 North 1200 East, North Logan
Monday – Friday 8 am -5 pm
Hyde Park
113 East Center, Hyde Park
Monday – Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm
USU Police Station
850 E. 1250 N., Logan
Open 24 hours
Cache County Sheriff’s Office
1225 West Valley View, Logan
Monday – Friday 8 am - 5 pm
Hyrum City
83 West Main, Hyrum
Monday – Friday 8 am - 5pm
Brigham City
20 North Main Street, Brigham City
Monday – Friday 8 am - 5 pm
Tremonton City
102 South 100 West, Tremonton
Monday – Friday 8 am - 5 pm
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.
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/ |