Secure RX drugs before visitors arrive to prevent theft and misuse

FALLBROOK – It might be a family reunion, or maybe old friends or neighbors are coming to town. Or perhaps the grandchildren are heading to Grandma’s house for a few weeks.

Whatever the situation, news of impending summer visits can set off a flurry of activity on hosts’ parts, with housecleaning, grocery shopping and entertainment planning often high on their lists.

An important precaution – locking up prescription medications that may be sitting around on countertops, on bedside tables or in medicine cabinets – is easy to overlook, however.

The idea that such a step is necessary just because...