HOW?

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Dispose at Home Following These Steps:

• Mix pills in undesirable item like dirt or kitty litter
• Pour mixture into self-sealing bag
• Remove or mark through labels on prescriptions
• Put sealed back and empty prescription bottle in trash

WHY?

To Protect Friends and Family

• Prescription medication can affect people differently.
• Prescription pain killers (opioids) are very addictive.
• Accidental overdose can happen to anyone.

To Protect the Environment

• Medications that are flushed get into water ways and affect plants, fish, and wildlife.
• People can consume plants, fish, and wildlife affected by those medications.

Requests for Medication Disposal/Storage Bags are only available for Kansas residents and organizations.
Supplies are limited and subject to availability.