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PRESCRIPTION & OTC DRUGS

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Prescription Tranquilizers
Storage & and Painkillers:
Disposal Down and Out
Focuses on the ways Explains the types
to properly store, and lists names
secure and dispose of of prescription
medications. Explains tranquilizers and
the importance of painkillers, and
community take describes their
back days, and how biological effects.
improper storage can Cautions against
lead to diversion. ignoring a doctor’s
English PB-DA269 instruction and
Spanish PB-DA269-SP prescription sharing.
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SAFE
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PRESCRIPTION
PRESCRIPTION
PRESCRIPTION
STORAGE &
DISPOSAL
Proper storage and disposal of medication saves lives. It prevents children from accidentally
legitimate medication being sold on the streets for profit.
taking medication, teenagers from trying to steal pills to get high and prevents diversion -
STORAGE
PROPER
Organize and track your medications. DISPOSAL
• Store all of your medication in one place - it
will be easier to keep track of what you Unused or expired medication should be
have and dispose of expired medication.
taken OUT of it’s original containers and
disposed of properly.
• Pick a safe storage location - Make sure it’s
high up, out of sight, and not easily
medication:
How to throw out your unused or expired
accessible by young children. It should
medications.
be cool and dry so not to damage your
• MIX IT - Mix medicines with undesirable
products like dirt, kitty litter, used coffee
• Lock up any prescriptions that may have a
grounds or other spoiled food. Do not crush
tablets or capsules.
“street value” - antidepressants, painkillers,
ADHD medication, and anti-anxiety
medications are all commonly abused
drugs that are often found in medicine
• SEAL IT - Place the mix in a sealed container,
cabinets. can or plastic bag.
household trash.
• TRASH IT - Throw the whole container in your
• SCRATCH IT - Scratch out any personal details
or remove the label on any empty pill bottles
then dispose of the container.
60,000 CHILDREN ARE BROUGHT
TO HOSPITALS EACH YEAR BECAUSE
THEY TOOK MEDICINE THAT WAS IN
THEIR REACH
DOs AND DON’Ts
OF MEDICATION STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
DO TRACK YOUR EXPIRATION DATES. Expired medications are ineffective at
best and potentially dangerous at worst.
DON’T GIVE YOUR MEDICATION TO OTHERS. Sharing medications can be
dangerous, and it could lead to diversion.
children, pets and visitors to your home.
DO LOCK UP YOUR MEDICATIONS. Securing your medications can protect
DO TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED. Talk to your doctor about
how to take your meds, and make sure you understand instructions.
children to find them there.
DON’T LEAVE MEDICATIONS IN YOUR PURSE OR POCKET. It is too easy for
DON'T FLUSH YOUR MEDICATIONS DOWN THE TOILET, unless the packaging
directs you too or they are on the safe to flush drug list - usually strong
opioids like fentanyl and other painkillers.
THE EASIEST AND SAFEST WAY TO DISPOSE OF
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IS TO USE A “TAKE BACK” PROGRAM.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides safe, easy and responsible ways to dispose of
prescription drugs. Local law enforcement agencies often provide year round, or regular drop off days for
prescription medications. Visit the website below to find dates and locations of safe drop of sites near you.
For a date and locations of Take Back locations near you visit:
WWW.TAKEBACKDAY.DEA.GOV
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Addresses the ways to properly store, Explains the importance of proper pain medication management to avoid abuse and
addiction. Informs users that just because a drug is prescribed, doesn’t mean it is safe.
secure and dispose of medications. Covers proper storage and disposal, warning signs of addiction and withdrawal. Provides
Explains diversion and the risks of support information and a help line reference.
unused medication being sold on the
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medication disposal and the importance of
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euphoria. They can be obtained legally through prescriptions or illegally on the street.
euphoria. They can be obtained legally through prescriptions or illegally on the street.
Types of Opioids
Regardless of how opioids are acquired, opioid abuse leads to addiction and death.
Regardless of how opioids are acquired, opioid abuse leads to addiction and death.
Illegal
from Normal Use, We Will Fix It • Oxycodone • Heroin Every year, about 150,000 people in Yours!
• Morphine
people in
• Codeine
the U.S. try heroin for the first time.
the U.S. try heroin for the first time.
• Desomorphine
(krokodil)
• Hydrocodone • Acetyl Fentanyl
• Fentanyl About 2,200,000 people
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• Methadone
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Addicts will spend
Signs of Abuse
$150 to $200 per day
• Excessive sleeping on their habit.
• Difficulty moving
• Weight gain/loss
• Poor hygiene
• Impaired vision and
speech DEATH
• Hanging out with new groups of
people • Poor coordination
Short-Term
• Slowed breathing
• Track/needle marks and wearing
Effects:
long sleeves to hide them • Lowered heart rate
• Coma
• Borrowing money with no reason
given Long-Term • Brain damage
Effects: • Endorphin deficit
• Hormonal imbalance
Addiction & Dependency
• Emotional difficulties
• Osteoporosis ADDICTION
Opioids are highly addictive drugs. When prescribed by a doctor for pain,
they are safe and effective. Abusing opioids can quickly lead to addiction.
Crave the drug.
Addiction can
happen after Be compelled to use the drug, even
just one use. if they know there will be negative
consequences.
Addicts will: Not be able to control their drug use.
Build up a tolerance to the drug.
Overdose & Withdrawal
Withdrawal & Detox
Overdose is a real danger. Take too much
Opioid withdrawal is
and the body literally shuts down: painful and can last for

up to two weeks.
• Breathing and heart rate slow, Symptoms include:
maybe even stop.
• Insomnia
• Nausea
• Lips and nails will turn blue because
of insufficient oxygen in the blood.
• Muscle and bone pain
• Seizure or muscle spasms may occur.
• Excessive sweating
• Vomiting and choking may also
happen. • Anxiety and agitation
• Diarrhea
• Stomach cramps
Every 18 minutes in the U.S. someone
• Vomiting
dies from an accidental overdose.
Getting Help 90% of opioid addicts will
relapse in the first year.
Overcoming opioid addiction is difficult – but it’s not impossible!
Residential, inpatient, and outpatient services and support groups
can provide the reinforcement you need in order to quit.
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