My issue is not only local, but a national issue as well. April 30, 2011 the DEA is holding their second National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The amount of teenagers abusing prescription drugs is increasing at an alarming rate. The majority of the abused drugs are obtained from the family medicine cabinet. A lot of parents may think "not my kid, no way". Well I'm here speaking from experience. "If you look at the percent of people 12 years or older who have abused prescription drugs. It's increased by 13 percent over the last two years" said Cook County Sheriff.
If you can not make it to the national take back day, there are safe ways to dispose of your prescribed drugs.
1. If they are solid crush them up and mix with water.
2. Mix the drugs with cat litter, coffee grounds, kitty litter anything unappetizing.
Being a mother of an addict, I encourage you to clean out your medicine cabinets. Don't leave the temptation for your kids or their friends to find something to get high on. Addicts are very resourceful when it comes to wanting to get high.
Hello Tina,
ReplyDeleteI found you through Annette's blog. I am sorry to see you in our club, Parent of an Addict. We have been dealing with our son's heroin addiction for 7 years. He has been clean since last summer.
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