You know how it is. Kid #1 has a cough and a runny nose, so you pick up some cough medicine. Then Kid #2 gets a headache, so you pick up a children's strength pain killer. Then your sinuses start acting up so you pick up a decongestant.By that point your medicine cabinet is bursting with pill bottles and boxes that have been opened, used once and then pushed to the back and forgotten, until you feel sick again.
But by then, some of the medicines will have expired.
Taking expired medicine could be dangerous to you, but if you toss the half used bottles in the garbage they could end up in the hands of people who would use them for illegal purposes.
To help solve that problem, the Drug Enforcement Administration is hosting a National Take Back Initiative this Saturday (9/25). You can anonymously drop off any prescription or over-the-counter medicines that you have cluttering up your medicine cabinets. The DEA will make sure the drugs are disposed of properly.
Any solid dose medicines are accepted: pills, tables, capsules, etc. Injectibles, needles and IV solutions are not part of this program and won't be accepted.
The DEA will be hosting take backs across the country and you can find one near you. The website is updates frequently as new sites are added so if you don't see one near you check back tomorrow and you might have better luck.
P.S. Have you heard about the GovGab birthday contest yet? If not, check it out! Your story could be published on our blog!
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