Spring into Action: Dispose of Your Old, Unused Prescription Drugs [Infographic]

2018-03-09T06:01:00

(BPT) – As you spring your clocks forward and jump into spring cleaning, take the time to clean out your medicine cabinet. Old and unused prescription medications commonly sit in medicine cabinets, sometimes for years, and can easily fall into the wrong hands.

Over 11.5 million Americans misused prescription painkillers in the last year and two in three people who use heroin started out misusing prescription painkillers.1 Every day 2,000 teenagers misuse prescription drugs for the first time.2

It only takes a moment to safely dispose of old and unused medications, but it can have a lifelong impact.

Order a free disposal kit today at www.addictionpolicy.org/order.



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