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<br/> Along with safe storage, the FDA recommends properly disposing of expired, unwanted or unused medication in order to help reduce unintentional use and intentional misuse of prescription drugs. Safe disposal of prescription medication can be accomplished at local drop boxes or by following the disposal information on the medication bottle.<br/> <br/> <br/> Proper Medication Disposal Prescription drug abuse is a significant public health and public safety issue, and a large source of the problem is a direct result of what is in Americans’ medicine cabinets. SAMHSA’s 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that over 70 percent of people who used prescription pain relievers non-medically got them from friends or relatives, while approximately 5 percent got them from a drug dealer or from the Internet. The same survey showed the scale of the problem is vast with more than 7 million Americans reporting use of a prescription medication for non-medical purposes in the past 30 days. Therefore, a comprehensive plan to address prescription drug abuse must include proper disposal of unused, unneeded, or expired medications. Providing individuals with a secure and convenient way to dispose of medications will help prevent diversion and abuse, and help to reduce the introduction of drugs into the environment. In order to protect human health and the environment, it is vital that collected prescription drugs be appropriately disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. <sup class="reference">[1]</sup><br/> <br/> <br/> &nbsp;
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<br/> Along with safe storage, the FDA recommends properly disposing of expired, unwanted or unused medication in order to help reduce unintentional use and intentional misuse of prescription drugs. Safe disposal of prescription medication can be accomplished at local drop boxes or by following the disposal information on the medication bottle.<br/> <br/> Proper Medication Disposal Prescription drug abuse is a significant public health and public safety issue, and a large source of the problem is a direct result of what is in Americans’ medicine cabinets. SAMHSA’s 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that over 70 percent of people who used prescription pain relievers non-medically got them from friends or relatives, while approximately 5 percent got them from a drug dealer or from the Internet. The same survey showed the scale of the problem is vast with more than 7 million Americans reporting use of a prescription medication for non-medical purposes in the past 30 days. Therefore, a comprehensive plan to address prescription drug abuse must include proper disposal of unused, unneeded, or expired medications. Providing individuals with a secure and convenient way to dispose of medications will help prevent diversion and abuse, and help to reduce the introduction of drugs into the environment. In order to protect human health and the environment, it is vital that collected prescription drugs be appropriately disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. <sup class="reference">[1]</sup><br/> <br/> <br/> &nbsp;
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Along with safe storage, the FDA recommends properly disposing of expired, unwanted or unused medication in order to help reduce unintentional use and intentional misuse of prescription drugs. Safe disposal of prescription medication can be accomplished at local drop boxes or by following the disposal information on the medication bottle.

Proper Medication Disposal Prescription drug abuse is a significant public health and public safety issue, and a large source of the problem is a direct result of what is in Americans’ medicine cabinets. SAMHSA’s 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that over 70 percent of people who used prescription pain relievers non-medically got them from friends or relatives, while approximately 5 percent got them from a drug dealer or from the Internet. The same survey showed the scale of the problem is vast with more than 7 million Americans reporting use of a prescription medication for non-medical purposes in the past 30 days. Therefore, a comprehensive plan to address prescription drug abuse must include proper disposal of unused, unneeded, or expired medications. Providing individuals with a secure and convenient way to dispose of medications will help prevent diversion and abuse, and help to reduce the introduction of drugs into the environment. In order to protect human health and the environment, it is vital that collected prescription drugs be appropriately disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. [1]


 

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There are a few drop boxes for disposing of prescription drugs, but most people are not aware of the locations. We have more drop boxes (in more convenient locations) and there is a high awareness of where they are. As a result, the amount of prescription drugs disposed in this manner increases.
The seniors who are most likely to have significant amounts of opioids or other prescription drugs are least likely to use the drop boxes or to participate in Prescription Drug Take Back events. Targeted efforts to communicate with seniors and provide safe and convenient ways for them to dispose of prescription drugs results in a large number of opioids being removed from the community--reducing the chances for them being redirected and mis-used.
Because there are so many opioids in houses and apartments, people wanting to misuse (or sell) opioids know that there are many opportunities to steal them. This increases break-ins or other efforts to access medicine cabinets or drawers were opioids may be kept. Effective campaigns to take back or properly dispose of prescription drugs (especially opioids) has so dramatically reduced the amount sitting in homes and apartments that trying to steal them is no longer worth the effort. This reduces crime and also is a barrier for people who are in the early stages of misuse.
   
   

  1. [1https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/hhs_prescription_drug_abuse_report_09.2013.pdf