Pharmacies collect 180 tons of drug waste in 2010

In recent years, there has been a culture in favor of prescription drugs. People go to the doctor expecting a prescription to cure their pain. A typical household has pills sitting right in cabinets because people do not know how to dispose of them. In the world today, there seems to be “a pill for every ill.” It is no wonder prescription drug abuse has grown to be such a problem.

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