• Almost all prescription drugs involved in overdoses are originally prescribed by physicians

• Prescription drug abuse has quadrupled in the past ten years; it now results in more deaths than all illicit street drugs combined.

• Prescription drug abuse is growing among adolescents in Pennsylvania: 13 percent of high school-aged children have abused opioid pain relievers, 6 percent tranquilizers, and 12 percent amphetamines (Adderal and Ritalin)

• Improper disposal of prescription drugs could create environmental hazards impacting groundwater and rivers and harming wildlife.

• All pharmaceutical drugs that are being disposed of need to be in a sealed container such as the original bottle or a zip-lock bag.

• Liquid pharmaceuticals should remain in the original container.

• Personal information should be removed or blotted out.

• Prescription and over-the-counter solid medications

• Tablets and capsules

• Pet medicines

• The boxes accept prescription and over-the-counter solid medications (tablets and capsules), liquid medications, inhalers, creams, ointments, nasal sprays and pet medications

• Intravenous solutions

• Injectables, syringes, and needles (i.e. EpiPens)

• Hydrogen peroxide

• Compressed cylinders or aerosols (e.g., asthma inhalers)

• Iodine-containing medications

• Thermometers• Alcohol & illicit drugs (i.e. marijuana, heroin, LSD, etc.)