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suziesal
suziesal
Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine!
Mar 13 2009, 10:43 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 13 2009, 10:44 PM EDT
My family received this flier in the mail for an April "Clean out the Cabinet" project. Read up on the attachment listed to learn facts about prescription pain medication abuse and how to properly dispose of unused medication.
www.cleanoutthecabinet.org Do you find this valuable?    

moclyde
1. RE: Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine!
Mar 16 2009, 11:18 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 16 2009, 11:18 PM EDT
ok I had no idea that flushing them was bad for the environment. This was very helpful. Thanks Do you find this valuable?    
FlyQuai
FlyQuai
2. RE: Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine
Mar 17 2009, 6:26 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 17 2009, 6:26 PM EDT
WOW! That was very interesting! I as well didnt know about not flushing them down was bad. You would figure though, right?! Do you find this valuable?    
muddieprinces
muddieprinces
3. RE: Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine
Mar 19 2009, 11:58 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 19 2009, 11:58 PM EDT
doctors need to quite writing out pain pills as if there candy..
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shanna.g
shanna.g
4. RE: Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine
Mar 20 2009, 11:48 AM EDT | Post edited: Mar 20 2009, 11:48 AM EDT
I totally agree that doctors should be more careful about writing prescriptions for pain pills. I work with a doctor, and we've stepped up our communication with other doctor's offices as well, because people with drug-seeking behavior will go to multiple doctors to get more pills. They also require narcotics to have a written signature and be on tamper proof paper, which I think has deterred a lot of abuse. It's definitely an issue that everyone should be aware of though! Do you find this valuable?    

dawn252
5. RE: Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine
Mar 22 2009, 2:45 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 22 2009, 2:45 PM EDT
Did you also know that some pills your body doesn't digest. People find whole pills in their waste that havent had the capsul dissolved and the pill digested Do you find this valuable?    
suziesal
suziesal
6. RE: Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine
Mar 22 2009, 11:29 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 22 2009, 11:29 PM EDT
I would be interested to know what pills and how you learned this! Personal experience at work or an article? Interesting... Do you find this valuable?    
8kids
8kids
7. RE: Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine!
Apr 22 2009, 11:32 AM EDT | Post edited: Apr 22 2009, 11:32 AM EDT
I always flush them(whoops!) right after my symptoms are gone. I don't keep anything around for a later date. Did you guys see that Oprah. it was probably years ago, A lady saved all her prescription medication and collected prescription medication from others and would give them out to those that felt like they needed it. She had a suppository that was like 13 years old. Nasty! Do you find this valuable?    
Lewi25
Lewi25
8. RE: Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine!
Apr 23 2009, 12:10 PM EDT | Post edited: Apr 23 2009, 12:10 PM EDT
To be honest I never really thought much about meds and what to do with them when you are through with them. I just have put them up in my medicine cabinet and at a later date if it was dated way back when then I will just throw them away in the garbage. Do you find this valuable?    
ashleeor
ashleeor
9. RE: Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine!
Apr 24 2009, 9:52 AM EDT | Post edited: Apr 24 2009, 9:52 AM EDT
A friend of mine's father was on pain pills for a bad knee injury that never quite healed. When he became immune to his lortab, percocet, etc. he finally resorted to cocaine for relief and eventually ended up killing himself. My friend says that, looking back, there's not much that could've been done different for him- his pain was so intense. My point? I'm not sure- it's just a sad thing and there will always be those cases where even the closest of monitoring on the doctors part can only go so far because the pills are necessary. For those who are taking pain meds for other reasons besides pain- maybe because we're in a state where the majority doesn't drink alcohol to get their "buzz", we resort to prescription meds and justify it by saying "but I have a prescription so it's OK". That's quite embarassing for the good old beehive state, though! Do you find this valuable?    
elkarcher
elkarcher
10. RE: Drug Abuse in Utah leads the nation for prescription pain medicine!
Apr 26 2009, 5:07 PM EDT | Post edited: Apr 26 2009, 5:07 PM EDT
wow i have some really old meds thanks for the info Do you find this valuable?    

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