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@jesfactsmon

@faithwalker007
Since you mention drug disposal I have a question for you (or anyone who knows). My wife went through the fridge yesterday and cleaned out some old junk that's been in there forever. Among it all there were some old bottles of pain meds prescribed for one thing or another over the years. As an example, there was an old bottle filled with hydrocodone (looked like about a dozen pills at least) for a minor surgery I had in 2010. I never took a single one. So what do we do with these? We've heard your not supposed to throw them in the garbage, and CERTAINLY not the toilet. So what do we do with it? Thx. Hank

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Faithwalker007 (Renee) | @faithwalker007 | Oct 13, 2020

Next time you visit your pharmacy, ask if they can dispose of them for you or know who can. Usually the police station can if they can’t.

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Oct 13, 2020

@jesfactsmon Check with your local law enforcement agency, or hospital. Most of them have a drug drop-off receptacle, to get rid of old and expired drugs. The sheriff in our county keeps one in their main lobby. Keep everything in their original bottles. Good for her to have cleaned things out. Let us know what you find out.
Ginger

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