DEA Drug Take Back Day – Dump your old meds legally!

By Helene Segura | April 29, 2016 |

DEA-drug-take-back-day-medications-meds-drugs-pillsGet ready – the next DEA Drug Take Back Day is April 30th!!

I spend a lot of time with clients individually or in groups in my training sessions discussing work place productivity. Part of gaining control of your time at work is making sure that you’re more organized and have fewer worries on the home front. The less baggage you bring from home, the more focus you can have during the work day. Therefore, in addition to being asked about time management, I’m often asked for organizing tips. Since cold and flu season is just about over, it’s perfect timing for organizing your meds.

The DEA offers special collections called National Drug Take Back Day to properly dispose of your medications twice per year, but you’ll have to check to see if organizations and businesses in your area sign up to participate. The next DEA Drug Take Back Day event is coming up on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Check for locations here. (Click here “Take Back Day” to find a location near you)

Dispose of Your Meds Safely

Now if you’re saying to yourself, “Just dump the stuff in the trash!” or “Flush it down the toilet!” you might want to read this brief overview of the issues related to that so-called quick fix (as well as a list of possible solutions). I offer these organizing tips because while the Certified Professional Organizer in me wants to get things done in a hurry, when it comes to the environment, I want to make sure we dispose of unwanted items in the appropriate manner. 

If you are able to talk a local pharmacy into having a program set up for daily medicine bottle disposal, please feel free to announce that below in the comments!

For quick organizing tips on how to organize your meds so you can save time and money, watch my oldie but goodie segment on Fox:

Helene Segura with Fox 29’s Monica Taylor

For more productivity tools and tips from time management keynote speaker Helene Segura, click here.

If you want solutions for your productivity challenges, be sure to check out Helene’s new time management book, The Inefficiency Assassin.

About Helene Segura

As The Inefficiency Assassin™, Time Management Fixer Helene Segura empowers professionals on the go with the tools to slay lost time. Personal inefficiency at work leads to increased stress levels, lower morale, higher absenteeism, more turnover – and rising spending on employee health care and hiring. Why not improve productivity, decrease stress levels, and increase profits instead?The author of four books – two of which were Amazon best-sellers – Helene Segura has been the featured organization expert in more than 200 media interviews. She has coached hundreds of clients to productivity success and performance improvement by applying neuroscience and behavioral modification techniques to wipe out destructive, time-wasting habits.Helene turns time management on its head by sharing both client case studies and pop culture examples to teach her mind-bending framework for decreasing interruptions, distractions and procrastination so that companies can spend more time generating revenue.

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