Medications are often an essential part of healing from illness or injury and managing ongoing conditions. They can also create a serious risk to your health and the health of others when improperly disposed of or used incorrectly. You can practice safe medication habits by taking these simple steps:

• Take your medications only as prescribed by your provider, and don’t share them with anyone.
• Tightly secure the cap on your medicine bottles, and keep medicines in a safe and locked location out of the reach of children and out of sight from friends and visitors.
• Safely dispose of unused or expired medications by bringing them to a designated medication drop box. The nearest drop box locations in our area:
  
   
  • Danville:
    • Danville Police Department – 427 Patton Street
    • Walmart Pharmacy – 515 Mount Cross Road
       
  • Martinsville:
    • Henry County Sheriff’s Office – 3250 Kings Mountain Road
    • Martinsville Family Pharmacy – 762 E Church Street
    • CVS Pharmacy – 762 E Church Street
    • Walmart Pharmacy – 976 Commonwealth Blvd.

Following these tips will help keep you, your home and our community safe. For more information about safe medication use, visit http://consumermedsafety.org/.