Medicine Cabinet: Safely disposing of opioids – WFMJ

By Michelle Nicks

As part of our solution-oriented reporting on the opioid epidemic, a story on your medicine cabinet and why it needs to be emptied.

We’ve talked about drug take back programs for years and why it’s important to get rid of your expired and unused medications, but is it making a difference?

On average, 115 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, and at least 14 people die each day in Ohio from an opiate overdose.

Did you know that leftover prescription pain killers kept in your medicine cabinet are fueling this deadly epidemic that’s now been declared a nationwide public health crisis?