Spring Cleaning Can Be Life Saving

Sure spring cleaning is tedious.

But what if it could save a life down the road?

What if taking just a little bit of time could prevent your family from heartache and pain of the loss of a family member?

It takes 10 minutes to examine your medicine cabinet.  That's less time than it takes to get your car washed.

Remember that wicked cough you had 2 years ago?    The cough suppressant your loved one ran out and got you in the middle of the night is probably still sitting there, with just a sip or two missing.

How about the meds you got after that painful dental procedure?

You probably took two or three pills cautiously afterwards and left the other pills sitting there.   After all, you are aware of the dangers of these high powered meds.

You wouldn't keep moldy and rotten food in your refrigerator or pantry, so why would you keep long expired pills and medications in your medicine cabinet?

Kids are taking pills like candy.   They also love to use cold medications and cough syrups.   Just this week a report came out about the increase in adolescent illnesses involving drinking hand sanitizers.

Pills are toxic, addictive, and expensive.   Kids taking them can get very sick.   Kids abusing them can get addicted.   Some kids will even resort to selling your pills.

The most common classes of pills are opiates, benzodiazepines, amphetamines, and barbiturates. Among those classes are the common names Oxycontin, Xanax, Percocet, Valium, Ambien, Lunesta, and Adderall.

Cough syrups have been used by teens to make cocktails.  Either they mix the syrup with alcohol and a mixer, or they drink it straight from the bottle.

It takes very little time to round up old and unused medications.   This Saturday, there's an easy place to take them.  Numerous law enforcement agencies are partnering up to take part in the drug take back day.

The four closest ones to Pleasanton (within 11 miles) are right here:

PLEASANTON POLICE DEPARTMENT 4833 BERNAL AVE. PLEASANTON CA, 94566 2 mi. Map

DUBLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT
PARKING LOT 100 CIVIC PLAZA DUBLIN CA, 94568 4 mi. Map

CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOL ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 19600 CULL CANYON ROAD CASTRO VALLEY CA, 94552 7 mi. Map

CAL STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY POLICE DEPT CAL STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY POLICE DEPT 25800 CARLOS BEE BLVD, LI-1063 HAYWARD CA, 94542 9 mi. Map

SAN RAMON POLICE DEPARTMENT 2401 CROW CANYON RD SAN RAMON CA, 94583 11 mi. Map

UNION CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT UNION CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 34009 ALVARADO-NILES ROAD UNION CITY CA, 94587 11 mi. Map