UM Pediatric Trauma: Medication Safety Tips
This brief video from UM Pediatric Trauma offers parents medication safety tips on safe storage and safe disposal. Spanish Version
MI EnviroMINUTE – Drug Disposal
This quick video provides information on safely disposing of medications at home.
Take Action to Address Medicine Abuse
Access information on how to properly dispose of your unused, expired or unwanted medications.
DEA: Controlled Substance Public Disposal Locations
Missed Take Back Day? Access this directory to locate an authorized collector in your area.
Drug disposal locator
Locate permanent US drug disposal sites for consumers. Temporary “take-back day” and commercial disposal sites are not listed here.
Michigan OPEN: Opioid Disposal
This page includes a safe disposal location finder as well as other options for safe medication disposal.
Needle Disposal and Exchange Handout
This handout details 5 ways to safely dispose of used needles.
Safe Storage and Disposal of Medications Handout
This handout contains information on how to safely store and dispose of medications at home and why it is so important.
Safe Medical Disposal Video
This film gives a simple step-by-step guide on how to dispose of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications in a way that keeps them out of the hands of young children, ...
Michigan OPEN: Safe Storage & Disposal Stock Card
Download this handout to learn how to safely store and dispose of your opioids. Also available in Spanish and Arabic.
FDA: How to Dispose of Unused Medicines
This two-page handout provides guidelines for proper drug disposal, why these guidelines are necessary, environmental concerns with disposal and disposal of inhaler products.
FDA: Overview of proper disposal –What you should know
For an in-depth review in English or Spanish, please visit this site to learn about how to dispose of unused/expired medicine, take back options, disposal in the household trash, flushing ...