Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.<\/p>\n
There are disposal sites located across the U.S. Visit the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) page to access their office list of collection sites<\/strong><\/a> in your area. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.<\/p>\n Last year, Americans turned in over 702,000 pounds of prescription drugs. When those results are combined with what was collected in its 10 previous Take Back events, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its partners have taken in over 5.5 million pounds\u2014more than 2,750 tons\u2014of pills.<\/p>\n Mountain-Pacific Quality Health encourages you to take action. Clean out your medicine cabinets and take your unwanted pills to a drop off site in your area. Don\u2019t let your medicine cabinet become a drug dealer; properly dispose of all unwanted medications.<\/p>\n For provider resources and guidelines on correctly prescribing opioids for chronic pain click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Do you have a success story? Share it here!<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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