Opinion

I Tried to Get Rid of My Leftover Opioids. It Wasn’t Easy

TAKE MY DRUGS, PLEASE

We need more and better methods of disposing of dangerously addictive drugs before they wind up in the wrong hands and causing more pain.

Josefin Dolsten
Josefin Dolsten
opinion
A photo illustration showing a prescription bottle over a map of Brooklyn showing drop off locations for leftover medication.
Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Josefin Dolsten

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