Spring Cleaning Could 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 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 afterward and left the other pills sitting there. After all, you are aware of the

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 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, don't wait.