A teenager “borrows” her grandmother’s pain pills.
He can’t sleep…so “just one more pill.”
She gives her husband some of her old “leftover pain pills.”
Watch this powerful video to understand why it’s so important to remove unused and expired medications from your home.
Veterans! It’s time to prevent drug misuse and theft by ridding your homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
“Every day is take-back day at VA facilities.”
Removing these drugs also reduces the chance of taking them by accident and poisoning, especially for children, and reduces the risk of taking the wrong drug by mistake.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, on Saturday, Oct. 27, provides a safe, convenient, and responsible way of disposing of unneeded medications at more than 5,000 collection sites nationwide. Find local Take-Back Day sites here
The national awareness campaign is tomorrow, but Veterans can dispose of their unused and unwanted medications anytime.
VA is a leader in providing safe and responsible medication disposal options for Veterans and remains committed to the disposal of expired or unwanted prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs at every VA medical center and Community Based Outreach Clinic.
If you are not able to participate in the National Drug Take-Back Day, VA can also help you safely dispose of expired or unwanted prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs.
VA has envelopes that you can use to mail your unwanted medications for disposal that is safe for the environment. These envelopes are free and do not require postage.
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