Don't keep your strong pain medicines 'just in case'

July 16 2019 - 7:30am
Unused pain relief medication, like all medicines, can be returned to a local pharmacy for safe disposal free of charge.
Unused pain relief medication, like all medicines, can be returned to a local pharmacy for safe disposal free of charge.

Nearly 150 people are hospitalised in Australia every day as a result of the adverse effects of opioid pain medicines.