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Teens raiding their parents' medicine cabinets for doctor-prescribed drugs is a nationwide problem, but unlike other communities, Phoenix has taken a unique approach to help parents find out if their kids need help.

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cakblk - 10/15/2009 7:05 PM

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I have asked 3 different pharmaceys about if they take prescription drugs for disposel. To my shock, they all said no. One of them told me to add water to the bottles, cap them and disose of them that way. That doesn't sound environmentally safe to me either.

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peacetoall - 10/15/2009 10:56 AM

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I agree that many parents are probably keeping the prescriptions hanging around longer then they need to.When they expire they can have some strange effects still.I agree they should be locked up,and also think the test kits are a great idea.Rather then flushing meds, another option is to bring them back to your pharmacist for disposal, if for whatever reason one cannot dispose of the drugs properly themselves.Some of the pharmacies even deliver, I think Rite Aid maybe, I wonder if they would take any old prescriptions,just a thought.

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Mindgames - 10/15/2009 10:40 AM

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My advice, is the parents shouldn't keep anything within a childs reach, scripts of that nature should be kept in a safe. Kids are always going to get their hands on something somewhere-I am sure it would be a total slap in the face if they overdosed on mommy or daddy's narc's...so the bottom line is lock the stuff up...

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arfa2734 - 10/15/2009 10:23 AM

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snoogans it cost about 2.00 for a cheap bag

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Owwch01 - 10/15/2009 9:59 AM

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Not too long ago they did a drug test on the sewer treatment plant where they dump the water into the lake, the results were very scary on the crap we dump into our system. Dont' flush em..

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snoogans - 10/15/2009 9:35 AM

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The don't flush thing seems to make sense for someone with a septic system, but for those on a public sewer wouldn't the treatment plant take care of it? And what should people without cats do with their old meds?

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infville - 10/15/2009 8:56 AM

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Can someone explain to me this teenage fascination with imbibing foreign substances into the body?

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cakblk - 10/15/2009 8:54 AM

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Oleole: That is the best name for drug companies-DRUG CARTELS-that I have come across!

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arfa2734 - 10/15/2009 8:45 AM

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Dan in cicero is right dont flush!! Destroy the pills and other things by soaking in a little water and then fill with clumping cat litter and toss in the garbage.Rubbing alcohol works the best it destroys the drug and dissolves much faster, then pour in some clumping litter with water and it becomes useless try it please

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BeagleGal - 10/15/2009 8:42 AM

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Never thought about that, Dan...won't do it from now on and thanks for the information.

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