Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in the United States, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Removing old medications from the home prevents people from using someone else's prescription, the DEA explained. Having old prescriptions in the house also makes people a ...
26.The article reports on the National Prescription Drug Take-Back, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration in order to help people dispose of unwanted prescription medicines through local collections in the U.S, with exceptions for Pennsylvania and Delaware, on September 26, 2015....
This is not something to be ashamed of and partaking in this is helping to rid the community of things that could become problematic in the long run. The rates of prescription drug abuse are very high in the U.S with yearly surveys showing misused or abused drugs being obtained from famil...
Proper disposal of unused prescription medication remains a major public health priority for the FDA, particularly for prescription opioid pain medicines, due to our nation’s ongoing crisis of misuse, abuse, addiction and overdose. In 2017,...
Foods, Herbs, and Drugs Can Interact Medications can interact with other medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, but did you know that drugs can interact with foods, beverages, and herbs, too? A food, drink, drug, or herb may decrease or increase the effects of a medication, ...
Stashing them in a cabinet is unwise; old medications can become ineffective or unsafe. (HealthDay)—Many people hold on to extra prescription drugs, but saving old medications is unwise, a pharmacist warns. "Medications that are expired have passed their half-life, which leads to them being...
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