Originally posted by elindra:
When they start suggesting this
You know how serious the problem is
But heck it is funny
Hide your old pills in poo, U.S. government says
Wed Nov 7, 8:05 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Got some leftover drugs -- the kind that someone else might want to use, such as painkillers or stimulants? Wrap them up in used kitty litter or other pet droppings, the government advises.
A pilot program at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is looking at ways people can safely dispose of unused prescription drugs that are liable to be abused.
The Food and Drug Administration recommends flushing some of the most dangerous ones down the toilet, including the strong, addictive painkillers oxycodone and fentanyl and stimulants such as methylphenidate.
But environmentalists worry about the effects on fish and amphibians.
On its Web site at http://www.samhsa.gov/rxsafety/, SAMHSA recommends ways to disguise leftover pills.
"Mixing prescription drugs with an undesirable substance, such as used coffee grounds or kitty litter, and putting them in impermeable, nondescript containers, such as empty cans or sealable bags, will further ensure the drugs are not diverted," it says.
Of course some people do not drink coffee. But maybe they have a pet ferret.
"Ferret waste, like nearly any other form of pet waste, can be effectively used to help prevent the abuse of unused prescription drugs," SAMHSA spokesman Mark Weber said.
This news delighted the American Ferret Association.
"The U.S. government declares ferret poop to be an effective weapon against drug abuse," the group said in a statement.
SAMHSA said the problem is no joke.
"One in five teens reports intentionally misusing someone else's prescription drugs to get high. Nearly half say they get the medications from friends and relatives for free," it says in a statement.
Dr. Ilene Ruhoy of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, studied leftover pharmaceuticals found in the homes of 473 people who died in 2006. She found 3,562 controlled substances, or an average of nearly eight per person.
More than half were hydrocodone painkiller products, while the rest were oxycodone, morphine or fentanyl.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071108/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_drugs_poop;_ylt=AnOjZ87bPb2ltc3cCBeIoMbtiBIF
Originally posted by Fatum:yeah .... Ferret stinks big time .... cos they have to eat lots of meat and stuff ....
my friend's ferret stank up his yard .....![]()
Gosh that will be like everyone can safely say that they are on prozacOriginally posted by the Bear:it's really a problem.. prozac was found in UK water...
Almost like the movie show 'Serendipity' or was it 'Senrenity'....Originally posted by the Bear:it's really a problem.. prozac was found in UK water...
not this one lah .... this one lives on lettuce smoothies ...Originally posted by the Bear:
our ferret doesn't stink
Originally posted by zoragirl:Lotusfairy, i cant play the movie on my DVD player
will be getting one at suntect later after work before meeting my friends....
fatum is a sociopath who does not like cats and ferretsOriginally posted by the Bear:
our ferret doesn't stink
Taking mc at 1pm.Originally posted by stellazio:how come you people never take leave today?![]()
Coz we can'tOriginally posted by stellazio:how come you people never take leave today?![]()
meow meows are evil ! ...Originally posted by av98m:fatum is a sociopath who does not like cats and ferrets![]()
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Originally posted by zoragirl:Lotusfairy, i cant play the movie on my DVD player
will be getting one at suntect later after work before meeting my friends....
can't.. only left me and boss in office...Originally posted by stellazio:how come you people never take leave today?![]()
Originally posted by viciouskitty74:Almost like the movie show 'Serendipity' or was it 'Senrenity'....
Where one whole planet of colonists had soemthing added into their air and they are so passive that they simply lay down to die.
And the other lot that was allergic to that drug in the air, turns into flesh eating space savages.
OMG!!!Originally posted by bluejuice:can't.. only left me and boss in office...![]()
i dun wan to use laptop to watch...Originally posted by LOTUSfairy:Zora, your DVD can only read the one DVD with pics on top. The Rest must use computer to watch one....
Bear, you may want to meet Zora and help her.... ..go to some nice quiet place and SLOWLY set up her lappy and explain to her.......
Use the laptop and connect it to the TV laOriginally posted by zoragirl:i dun wan to use laptop to watch...
daddy & brother oso want to watch...
warning 6......![]()
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Normally i hv the bad habit of surfing, listening to songs and watching TV at the same time...keekeekeeOriginally posted by elindra:Use the laptop and connect it to the TV la
Then your daddy and brother can watch too
Originally posted by elindra:Use the laptop and connect it to the TV la
Then your daddy and brother can watch too
Originally posted by Fatum:meow meows are evil ! ...![]()