Medication Safety is important to ensure safer households.
Who should secure their medications? Everyone.
What types of prescription, pet, or OTC (over the counter) medications should be secured? All medications! When should you secure your medications? At all times, especially during parties, house showings, open-houses, estate sales and when having; guests, renovations, and especially if you have children (any age) living in your home.
Where should medications be secured?
In a lock box, locked drawer, or locked cabinet. When these medications are no longer in use, they should be disposed of properly by being brought to a drop-box location.
Why should they be secured?
There has been an increase in heroin and opiate overdoses. Many opiate use disorders begin with prescription drug abuse. Many people who misuse prescriptions get them from family or friends. Please help restrict availability by; monitoring, securing, and disposing of your prescription drugs.
MONITOR:
Check your medication regularly; many people who abuse prescriptions get them from family and friends.
SECURE:
Lock up any medication you do not want anyone to access; reduce drug abuse, curb theft, and prevent overdose and accidental poisoning.
DISPOSE:
Drop off any unwanted/unused and expired medication at your local medication drop box (listed below) or contact us for free at home disposal bags.
Medication Drop Boxes
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY LOCATIONS:
- Cattaraugus County Building
- Cattaraugus County Building
- Franklinville Police Department
- Gowanda Police Department
- Olean City Building
- Salamanca Police Department
- Or contact us at (6716) 373-4303 for free at-home disposal bags or lock boxes.
CHEMUNG COUNTY, NY LOCATIONS:
- Arnot Ogden Medical Center
- Blitz Pharmacy
- Elmira Police Dept.
- Gerould’s Pharmacy’s
- Guthrie Corning Hospital (Pharmacy)
- Horseheads Police Dept.
- Rite Aid in Horseheads
- Sam’s Club in Big Flats
- West Elmira Police Dept.
- Or contact us at (607) 846-3947 for free at-home disposal bags or lock boxes.
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, NY LOCATIONS:
- Caledonia Police Department
- Center of Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Dansville Police Department
- Geneseo Sheriff’s Office
- Lima Village Pharmacy
- Livingston County Sheriff’s Office
- Livonia Pharmacy
- Nunda Family Pharmacy
- SUNY Geneseo: MacVittie College Union
- Or contact us at (585) 991-3256 for free at home disposal bags or lock boxes.
STEUBEN COUNTY, NY LOCATIONS
- Addison’s Apothecary
- Bath Police Department
- Beavers Pharmacy
- Canisteo Village Hall
- Corning Police Department
- Dansville Police Department
- Guthrie Corning Hospital
- Hammondsport Village Hall
- Hornell City Police Department
- Steuben County Sheriff’s Office
- Tops Friendly Market (Bath, NY)
- Or contact us at (607) 846-3947 for free at home disposal bags or lock boxes.
TIOGA COUNTY, NY LOCATIONS:
- Apalachin Pharmacy
- Owego Police Department
- Tioga County Sheriff’s Office
- Waverly Police Department
- Or contact us at (607) 223-4066 for free at home disposal bags or lock boxes.
BRADFORD COUNTY, PA LOCATIONS
- Athens Township Police Department
- Bradford County Coroner’s Office
- Bradford County Sheriff’s Office
- Canton Borough Police Department
- Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital
- Robert Packer Hospital
- Sayre Borough Police Department
- State Police – Troop P/Towanda
- Or contact us at (607) 846-3947 for free at home disposal bags or lock boxes.
Sharps Drop Boxes
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY LOCATIONS:
- Gowanda Rehabilitation Center & Nursing Center
- Olean General Hospital
- The Pines Healthcare & Rehabilitation Centers in Olean and Machias
CHEMUNG COUNTY, NY LOCATIONS:
- Arnot Ogdon Medical Center (Appt. Only)
- Bethany Village
- Chemung County Nursing Facility
- Elcor Nursing Home
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, NY LOCATIONS:
- Avon Nursing Home
- Conesus Lake Nursing Home
- Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Noyes Memorial Hospital
STEUBEN COUNTY, NY LOCATIONS
- Absolut Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Three Rivers
- Guthrie Corning Hospital
TIOGA COUNTY, NY LOCATIONS:
- Elderwood at Waverly
- Riverview Rehabilitation and Nursing
BRADFORD COUNTY, PA LOCATIONS
- Sayre Guthrie Clinic