To reduce the risk of substance abuse at home Drug Free Kids Canada and London Drugs are educating Canadians on how they can safely dispose of their pills.

Pharmacist Danny Lee explained the dos and don’ts when it comes to getting rid of your unused and expired medication.  He says with any medication whether it be prescriptions or over the counter medication they definitely want to keep it out of the landfill and also out of our water system so we don’t want to flush it down the toilet or throw them in the garbage.  He says the safest way is to bring it back to the pharmacy and have the pharmacy dispose of it safely adding the pharmacy sends it away and it gets incinerated so it won’t affect the landfill or the water.

Lee says this is especially important during the pandemic, as young people are at risk of abusing medication as a way to cope with the impact COVID-19 is having on their lives.