Safe Medication Disposal and Storage

Get free lock bags and drug disposal pouches to secure and safely get rid of meds at home.

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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.

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.

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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:

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!

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Last reviewed October 8, 2025