10/26/2024 - Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs On Saturday October 26, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the Southbury Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to the. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines, flushing them down the toilet, or throwing them in the trash, both pose potential safety and health hazards. ### Event: Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs Event Date: 10/26/2024 Event Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Event Organizers: Southbury Resident Trooper’s Office Event Location: Southbury Resident Trooper’s Office, 421 Main Street South, Southbury, CT Archives
On Saturday October 26, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the Southbury Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to the.
The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.
In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines, flushing them down the toilet, or throwing them in the trash, both pose potential safety and health hazards.
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Event: Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs Event Date: 10/26/2024 Event Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Event Organizers: Southbury Resident Trooper’s Office Event Location: Southbury Resident Trooper’s Office, 421 Main Street South, Southbury, CT