It’s time to clean out your medicine cabinet and get rid of all of those expired and unused pharmaceuticals that have been hanging around for years.
You especially want to do this if you still have children at home; the statistics about children abusing prescription drugs and overdosing are frightening, and much of that is happening because they can often easily find these drugs in their own bathrooms.
Here are some facts:
- More than 160 children go to the ER every day from accidental overdose
- Most people who abuse prescription opioids get them for free from a friend or relative
- Kids as young as 12 are trying prescription drugs to get high
- OTC cold, allergy and cough meds can cause serious harm in large doses
WHEN, the Webster Health and Education Network, is sponsoring an event next week to make it easy for you to clean out your cabinets.
It’s the Fall Drug Drop-off, on Saturday Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Webster Wastewater Treatment Facility, 226 Phillips Rd.
Registration is not required for this event, but if you sign up on their website, they can send you a reminder the day before the event.
And remember, there’s a pharmaceutical drop-box at Town Hall, 1000 Ridge Rd., just inside the doors to the police station, where you can drop off your unused pharmaceuticals any weekday during regular business hours.
Items accepted at the drop box include any unused, unwanted or expired medication such as prescriptions, prescription patches, prescription medication, prescription ointments, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, samples and medications for pets. Items that are NOT accepted include hydrogen peroxide, inhalers, aerosol cans, ointments, lotions or liquids, thermometers, needles (sharps) and medication from businesses or clinics.
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