Ukulahla Ngokuphepha Imithi Yakho
Abantu abaningi baphonsa imishanguzo esiphelelwe yisikhathi noma engasetshenzisiwe kudoti noma bawahlwithe phansi endlini yangasese. Ezinye izingxenye zalezi zidakamizwa ziphela emachibi ethu, imifudlana, kanye nemithombo yamanzi. Ngokusho kwe-US Fish and Wildlife Service, "Ukulahla okungalungile kwemithi engasetshenzisiwe ngokuwaxosha noma ukuwaxosha phansi kungase kube yingozi ukudoba, izilwane zasendle nezindawo zazo zokuhlala." Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuphonsa imithi kude kudoti kungase kube yingozi kusukela kungaphelela emilonyeni yezingane noma izilwane zasemakhaya.
Ngokombiko we-Associated Press owabikwa ekuqaleni kuka-2008, "Imithi eminingi yokwelapha - kuhlanganise nama-antibiotics , ama-anti-convulsants, ama-stabilizers nama-hormone ezocansi - atholakale emithonjeni yamanzi okuphuza okungenani amamiliyoni angu-41 aseMelika."
Njengoba inani lezidakamizwa ezitholakala emanzini ethu ngamakhulu noma izinkulungwane eziphindwe izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesilinganiso esitholakala emithini esiyithathayo, akucaci ukuthi yini engalimaza abantu. Kodwa-ke, ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi kungaba nemiphumela ezilwaneni ezihlala emanzini njengezinhlanzi namaxoxo.
Imithi ifika kanjani emanzini ethu?
Izidakamizwa zifaka amanzi ethu ngezindlela eziningana:
- Abaningi bethu banemithi engasayithathi, esiphelelwe yisikhathi, noma isetshenziswe ngumuntu oshonile. Iningi lala mithi liphulukiswa endlini yangasese noma, uma kwenzeka uketshezi lwegazi, lithela phansi amanzi.
- Uma sithatha imithi, imizimba yethu ithatha ezinye zezidakamizwa. Esisele sisidlula kithi (emcimbini noma esitokisini sethu) futhi siphendulela indlu yangasese.
Kuzo zombili izimo, amanzi angcolile aphathwa yizikhungo zethu zasolwandle ngaphambi kokuba zikhishwe emigodini yamanzi, emifuleni noma emachibi. Iningi lalezi zindlela zokwelapha zamanzi azikhiphi zonke izidakamizwa. Amanye alawa manzi angase ahambe ekuphuzeni izitshalo zokwelapha zamanzi kanye nokubhebhetheka emiphakathini yethu.
Izinkombandlela ze-Federal
I-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) kanye ne-White House Office ye-National Drug Control Policy yakhipha lezi ziqondiso ngo-2007 ukuze kutholakale kahle imithi yokwelashwa :
- Landela noma yikuphi imiyalo ethile yokulahlwa kwelebula lemithi noma ulwazi lwesiguli oluhambisana nemithi. Ungafaki izidakamizwa ezibhalwe phansi endaweni yangasese ngaphandle uma lolu lwazi lukuyala ngokuqondile ukuba wenze kanjalo.
- Uma kungekho myalelo onikelwayo, phosa izidakamizwa emanzini, kepha okokuqala: Susa izidakamizwa ezisuka ezigodini zazo zangaphambili bese uzixuba ngesidakamizwa esingathandeki, njengesizinda sekhofi esetshenziswa noma i-kitty litter. Imithi ngeke ikhangise kakhulu ezinganeni nasezilwaneni ezifuywayo, futhi zingabonakali kubantu abangenayo ngenhloso yokudabula udoti wakho.
- Beka izidakamizwa (noma ingxube yezidakamizwa nge-substance engathandeki) esikhwameni esikhwameni, ingenalutho, noma esinye isitsha ukuvimbela imithi ekuphumeni noma ekuphumeni esikhwameni semfucuza.
- Sebenzisa ngokunenzuzo izinhlelo zomphakathi ezithatha izidakamizwa ezivumela umphakathi ukuba ulethe izidakamizwa ezingasetshenziswanga endaweni ephakathi yokulahlwa okufanele. Shayela idolobha lakho noma insizakalo yombuso wendawo kahulumeni kanye nensizakalo yokuvuselela kabusha (bheka amakhasi aluhlaza encwadini yefoni) ukuthola ukuthi uhlelo lokubuyisela luyatholakala emphakathini wakho.
Njengengxenye yenqubomgomo eshiwo ngenhla, uhulumeni uncoma ukuthi izidakamizwa ezilandelayo ziphoswe phansi endlini yangasese esikhundleni sokuphonswa kudoti.
Umgomo ukunciphisa ingozi yokusebenzisa ngokungenhloso noma ngokweqile nokuhlukunyezwa okungemthetho.
- I-Actiq (i-citent fentanyl )
- I-Avinza Capsules (i-morphine sulfate)
- I-Baraclude Tablets (entecavir)
- I-Daytrana Transdermal Patch (i-methylphenidate)
- I-Duragesic Transdermal System (fentanyl)
- I-Fentora (tablet ye-fentanyl buccal)
- Amathebulethi e-Meperidine HCl
- Amathebulethi we-OxyContin (oxycodone)
- I-Percocet (i-Oxycodone ne-Acetaminophen)
- Amaphilisi weReyataz (atazanavir sulfate)
- Amathebulethi wokulinganisa (gatifloxacin)
- I-Xyrem (i-Oxybate ye-sodium)
- I-Zerit for Oral Solution (stavudine)
I-DEA yeDrand National Drug Take Day Back
Kusukela ngo-2010, i-DEA ibambe isidakamizwa sikazwelonke sithatha usuku olulandelayo. Ngo-2016, lesi sinyathelo sathola amathani angama-366 wemithi yokwelashwa.
Eziningi zalawo mithi zazilawulwa izinto, kuhlanganise nokuthula, ukuvuselela kanye nokuphefumula. Uma lezi zidakamizwa zingasetshenziswa ngendlela engafanele, zingase zixhase, zisebenzise kabi futhi zisebenzise kabi. Ngokuqondile ngokwe-DEA, aba-4 kwabangu-5 abasebenzisi be-heroin baqala ngokuthatha ama-painkillers.
Kusukela lolu hlelo luqale, luqoqe ama-pounds angu-7.1 wezigidi zamadakamizwa. Kunezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-5200 zeqoqo ezweni lonke.
Izinhlelo ze-back-back yindlela engcono kakhulu yokulahla izidakamizwa ezitholakala ku-dresser yakho, ikhabhinethi yezokwelapha noma ukudonsa.
Ngokusho kwe-DEA: "Phindela izinhlelo zinikeza indlela ephephile, elula, futhi engaziwa yokugcina izidakamizwa eziyingozi ezivela ezandleni ezingalungile nokuvimbela ukusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa."
Ukungavumelani Nenqubomgomo Yeziphuthumayo Zezidakamizwa
Abanye bathi kanye nezomvelo azivumelani nenqubomgomo kahulumeni wesifundazwe mayelana nokususa imishanguzo ethile. I-Florida Department of Environmental Protection ithi, "Nakuba le ndlela yokulahla ingavimbela ukungena ngengozi ngokushesha, ingabangela ukungcola emvelweni wethu wamanzi ngoba izinhlelo zokunakekelwa kwamanzi angcolile, kuhlanganise namathangi amakhulu, aziklanyelwe ukususa eziningi zala mithi."
Esikhundleni salokho, le nhlangano eFlorida ichaza indlela yesinyathelo ngesinyathelo sokulahlwa okuphephile kwayo yonke imithi yesigqebhezana nemithi eminingi:
Amaphilisi Namachiza:
- Gcina imithi esitsheni sokuqala. Lokhu kuzosiza ukukhomba okuqukethwe uma kungenwe ingozi.
- Susa igama lakho nenombolo yesidingo ukuze uvikele ubunikazi bakho.
- Ukuze amaphilisi, engeza amanye amanzi noma isoda ukuze uqale ukuwahlakaza.
- Ukuze uphuze utshwala, faka okuthile okungenakulinganiswa nanjenge-litter, udoti noma i-cayenne pepper.
- Vala isembozo futhi uvikelekile nge-tuct tape noma i-packing tape.
- Beka amabhodlela ngaphakathi kwe-ophaque (engaboni-ehambayo) isitsha esifana nekhofi noma i-plastic plastic bottle.
- Ithebuli ukuthi isitsha ivaliwe.
- Fihla isitsha kudoti. Ungabeki ebhodini le-recycle.
Amaphuzu amakhulu
- Unganiki izidakamizwa kunoma ubani omunye.
- Ungazitholi izidakamizwa phansi endlini yangasese.
- Ungafaki izidakamizwa kudoti ngaphandle kokuzifihla; abantu noma izilwane ezifuywayo zingathola futhi ziwasebenzise kabi.
- Yenza ukusetshenziswa kwezinhlelo zokubuyisela izidakamizwa zendawo. Ngokuyinhloko, gcina iso kuDewa kaDaily National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
> Imithombo
> Ulwazi lwe-DEA lokuLawula izidakamizwa. I-National Take-Back Initiative. DEA iwebhusayithi.
> Izindaba zeNdlunkulu. Abantu baseMelika Bahlahla Emndenini Kazwelonke Yomhlaba Thatha Usuku Lwasemuva. Okthoba 28, 2016. iwebhusayithi ye-DEA.