A drug exchange program has helped ensure unused medication including opioid pain relievers don't get into the wrong hands.
The Grey Bruce Health Unit says 150 people turned in their meds for at the Rexall Pharma Plus in downtown Owen Sound.
In exchange, people received free tickets to an Owen Sound Attack game
This campaign supports the proper disposal and storage of medication and reduced the number of opioid pain relievers circulating in the community.
The variety of medications that were returned included hydromorphone, morphine, oxycodone and codeine. The campaign prevents these drugs from being sent to landfills or flushed down the toilet, ending in our water system. Unused medication should always be returned to a pharmacy for proper disposal.
