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Saturday, October, 26th 2019 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

Will you be participating this year? I know I will be. I started my own mental health journey this year. Along that journey, I began a new medication regimen. If you or anyone you know had started a medication regimen in the mental health field you might know that there can be a lot of medications involved. It can sometimes take five to six different medications before you find the ones that work for you. My journey hasn’t been any different. I have developed a collection on medications at my home that didn’t work or I had an adverse reaction to.

Now I have a house with unusable medications just sitting around. I also have three small children living with me and I do not want these strong medications in the house if they are not usable. This is the reason why I am participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

The Disposal of unused medications today takes many forms, from flushing down the toilet or pouring in the drain, to throwing in the garbage, or worse. More often than not, the end result is damage to our environment, drug diversion or the drug being abused by others. In an effort to assist in reducing these issues and bringing awareness to the massive opioid crisis that is plaguing many families, LifeInCheck created a Consumer Drug Take-Back program that provides consumers with a safe option to discard their unused or outdated prescription medications in secure receptacles located across the US.

Find you local LifeInCheck Drug Disposal location near you by using the LifeInCheck Drug Disposal Search.

According to DrugAbuse.gov, 18 million people in the U.S. over the age of 12 have misused medications at least once in the past year. LifeInCheck has created this tool to help you safely dispose of unused or expired medications. Simply enter your city and state or zip code and search radius and we will provide a list of safe drug take-back locations in your area. Thank you for helping to protect your family and our communities.

I found one of my local consumer Drug Take-Back Receptacle and it was so easy to use and dispose of my prescription drugs safely. Here is a step by step on how to use the LifeInCheck Consumer Drug Take-Back receptacle .

How to Use the Consumer Drug Take-Back Receptacle:

• Pull to open the drawer
• Place medications inside (the label does not have to be removed from a medication container)
• Close the drawer

How can you help? By finding your local LifeInCheck Drug Disposal location near you by using the LifeInCheck Drug Disposal Search.