The medications you keep at home are a risk to children and others who shouldn't take them.
Keep loved ones safe. Secure your meds and safely get rid of those you don't need to prevent accidental poisonings and overdoses.
- Lock them up
- Put them where children can't see or reach
- Safely dispose of unused and expired medications right away
Safe Storage
Most people who misuse medications—especially teens—get them from a friend or family member’s medicine cabinet.
If you don't have a locking cabinet, you can secure medications in a lockbag. Just put them in the bag and lock it with a combination that only you know.
Safe Disposal
Don’t throw unused meds down the toilet or in the trash. It harms our environment and they could get into the wrong hands. Use one of these safer ways to get rid of them instead:
- Use a Deterra drug disposal bag at home
- Find a drug collection box
- Mail them in for disposal
And never throw used syringes or injectors in the trash—it's against the law. Safely get rid of used sharps»
Free Drug Disposal Bags
Save a trip! Deterra drug disposal bags make easy to quickly dispose of unwanted meds at home. The plant-based bags deactivate drugs so you can safely put them in the trash.
Simply put your medications in the bag, add water, seal it up and toss in the trash!
Request free Deterra bags from us»
You can also pick up free bags at any Community Health Center pharmacy»