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Oklahomans Urged to Get Rid of Expired Pills

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Special drug take-back days are held to dispose of unused, expired medications…but you can get rid of them safely most days of the year. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Mark Woodward says law agencies in all 77 counties have take-back boxes. He says the idea is to limit the availability of dangerous opioids.

47% of young people say it’s easy to get prescription drugs from a parent’s medicine cabinet.