Follow these seven steps if you are unable to bring your medication to a substation for disposal.

1. Collect all expired or unused medications.
2. Dump all solid medications into a sealable plastic bag.
3. Add an absorbant product (kitty litter, coffee grounds, etc.).
4. Add liquid medications.
5. Seal or tape bag shut.
6. Place sealed bag in trash.

• Proper disposal of prescription and over-the-counter medication will protect the environment and ensure medication doesn’t end up in the wrong hands.
• Improperly discarded medications can pollute our water supply and affect fish and wildlife.
• The Partnership for a Drug-Free America reports that prescription and over-the-counter drugs have emerged as the “party” drugs of choice for many teens.
• According to the Clark County Coroner’s Office there were 464 medication-related deaths in 2009. A recent survey† conducted of Clark County eighth graders revealed that 26.5 percent have been offered a prescription drug by another person and 12.8 percent took a prescription drug for the “experience” or “feeling” it caused.
  • • • • Source: Southern Nevada Health District