Unused medications

Unused Medication Disposal

Did you know?

• Adults, especially seniors, may accidentally take the wrong drugs, or take expired drugs that are less effective.
• More than 7 out of 10 people who start abusing prescription drugs get them from the medicine cabinets of friends and family. (American Medical Association)
• 1 in 7 Montana high school students has taken prescription drugs without a doctor’s prescription.
• Among children, emergency room visits for accidental drug poisonings are twice as common as poisoning from other household products.
• Putting meds in the trash, flushing or pouring them down the drain contaminates water supplies and soil.