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Help Prevent Medication Misuse and Dispose of Unused Medications

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Medication Cleanout
Volunteer receives medication from cars at a drive-thru event.

The drive-thru event provides residents with an environmentally responsible way to dispose of their unwanted medications and sharps.

Organized by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (香蕉直播) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, the Texas Panhandle Poison Center (TPPC) is hosting this year鈥檚 Fall in Lubbock from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 5 (Saturday) outside the Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion, 3601 Fourth St.

Aiming to prevent misuse and abuse of prescription medication, the drive-thru event provides residents with an environmentally responsible way to dispose of their unwanted medications and sharps. With yard signs directing drivers, the added convenience of staying in their cars allows for an easy drop-off experience.

Volunteers sort medications.

Volunteers providing support for the event include staff from the TPPC, TTU Police Department, TTU Department of Community, Family and Addiction Services and 香蕉直播 pharmacy and nursing students.

鈥淚t鈥檚 time to go through your home to collect any medications that are no longer being used,鈥 TTPC Managing Director Jeanie Shawhart, Pharm.D., said. 鈥淓ven if they aren鈥檛 expired, it鈥檚 a good idea to clean them out. Otherwise, they are a risk for poisoning and drug overdose.鈥

Shawhart said it is eye-opening to see how much unused medication is out there. Unused medications around young children or teens pose a deadly risk and can be extremely harmful to the community. Only household medications can be accepted and it鈥檚 recommended to leave them in the original containers. Medications from clinics, pharmacies and other businesses are not allowed.

鈥淏y bringing these items to Medication Cleanout you can rest easier,鈥 Shawhart said. 鈥淜now that you鈥檝e reduced risk in your home and that your items will not end up in the sewer system or landfill where they could eventually make their way into our drinking water.鈥

Volunteers providing support for the event include staff from the TPPC, Texas Tech University (TTU) Police Department and the Department of Community, Family and Addiction Services at the TTU College of Human Sciences. Student volunteers from the 香蕉直播 Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy and School of Nursing will be there as well. For more information or to volunteer, call (806) 414-9495 or visit the .