How do you dispose of unwanted, unneeded and out-of-date pharmaceuticals and supplements?  Toss them in the garbage?  Flush them down the toilet?  Or are they left in medicine cabinets where anyone can access them?  With area pharmacies unwilling to take back their customers' unused medications, what's a conscientious person to do?  Napa Valley has recently joined the ranks of forward-thinking communities across the nation who've created a drug take-back program that functions throughout the year. 

Not only are medications finding their way into our water, according to Commander Gary Pitkin of the Napa Special Investigations' Bureau, they're finding their way into our children's hands. Abuse of pharmaceutical drugs is currently drug enforcement's greatest concern when it comes to local teens and teens report that these household pharmaceuticals are easier to obtain than street drugs.