US - Drug Take Back Day

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US - Drug Take Back Day

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Law enforcement agencies are teaming up to properly dispose of unused medication.

The Indiana State Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration held their fifth Drug Take Back Day at the ISP's Fort Wayne post.


Drug Take Back Day is a free and anonymous way to get rid of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medicine.

"We don't want people flushing them down the toilet," DEA group supervisor Steve Ribolla said. "We also don't want people leaving them around their house where children can get a hold of them."

Last April, Drug Take Back Day took in 276 tons of prescription drugs.

Ribolla says there is a 24-hour drop-off box inside the door of the ISP post on Ellison Road that people can take unwanted medication at any time.

http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/120929-drug-take-back-day-171939371.html
 
Elm Grove Pharmacy participates in Drug Take Back Day


Ohio County -
Pharmacies around the country took part Saturday in a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

It's an epidemic sweeping the nation and it's no different right here in the Ohio Valley; prescription drugs getting into the hands of the wrong people.

One of the locations was the Elm Grove Pharmacy.

"This is very important, the DEA sponsors a National medication disposal day," said Cardinal Health sales analyst Cathy Kenney. "It's a totally anonymous event where people can safely turn in unused prescription medications and the DEA collects these and properly disposes of them."

The goal is to remove prescriptions, not in use, from people's houses to prevent break-ins and prevent them getting into the wrong hand according to the Ohio County Substance Abuse Coalition.

Spokesmen for the coalition say a major concern is when minors get a hold of medications they shouldn't.

"We're trying to keep to keep the medications, especially opiates out of the hands of youth because a lot of times their first use the first time they use, they get it from the medicine cabinet," said project coordinator Martha Polinsky. "And so in our prevention efforts we're trying to start with the youngest people that are going to be affected."

Sgt Gregg McKenzie with the Wheeling Police oversaw the take back in Elm Grove. He says he's participated for about four years and every year is a success.

"These events are crucial in getting the word out about the problem of prescription drug abuse and helping people dispose of them safely," said Kenney.

Last year the event took in over 160 pounds worth of prescription drugs. Officials say they had more than a dozen cars Saturday.

Un-wanted prescriptions can still be dropped off at the Wheeling Police Department or the Triadelphia Police Department Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3;30 p.m., or the Bethlehem Police Department from 8:30a.m. to 4 p.m.,


http://www.wtrf.com/story/19674268/elm-grove-pharmacy-participates-in-drug-take-back-day
 
Drug Buy Back Aims to Stop Drug Abuse

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Law enforcement agencies across the country call abuse of prescription drugs an epidemic. Now, police departments, including some in the metro are making an effort to stop the pill abuse and theft.
FOX 4′s Katie Ferrell talked to people on Saturday who took part in drug buy back efforts at dozens of locations across the metro.

Video on the site-

http://fox4kc.com/2012/09/29/drug-buy-back-aims-to-stop-drug-abuse/
 
Germantown, mid-South Law enforcement holds Drug Take-back

GERMANTOWN, TN -
(WMC-TV) – According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, improper disposal of prescription medication is a public health and safety issue.

Saturday, local law enforcement held annual Drug Take-back events all over the mid-South.

Germantown resident Miriam Epstein says Prescription Drug Take-back Day is her safest option to clear out unwanted meds.

"I think it's very important that we dispose of them properly and not serve as an incentive for anyone to do the wrong thing and harm themselves," Epstein said.

The Drug Enforcement Agency says more Americans abuse prescription drugs than street drugs.

Local law enforcement held the no-questions-asked drug take-back at Germantown's Fire Station 3, and several other locations across the Mid-South, as part of a national event.

Germantown Alderman Greg Marcom says kids can get their hands on your old prescriptions and thieves can sell them on the street.

"We take in a lot of Oxycontin and things like that," said Marcom. "Dangerous drugs to have on the streets with kids and some adults as well," he added.

Betty Milam didn't want to throw out or flush her old prescriptions because the D.E.A. warns that can harm our drinking water.

"I just see it as a community service and it helps the environment.">

Marcom says Germantown collected 70 pounds of expired, unwanted and unused prescription drugs last year, and the turnout was equal if not better this year.

"The DEA will take them to Milan, Tennessee and incinerate all of that so it's taken care of properly,' said Marcum.

Law enforcers say when you clear out your medicine cabinet the right way, you're part of the solution.

If you couldn't make it to the Drug Take-back, you can always dispose of your prescription drugs by taking them to your pharmacist.

http://www.wmctv.com/story/19674335/law-enforcement-holds-drug-take-back
 
Sounds like this "Drug take back" program is just a way for the DEA to get ahold of drugs for re-sell to fund black operations within the CIA...
 
Herbal~Jah said:
Sounds like this "Drug take back" program is just a way for the DEA to get ahold of drugs for re-sell to fund black operations within the CIA...
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Not at all.

If you were to take a medication you didn't want anymore, let's say an SSRI, or a hormone, and just flush it down the toilet, this eventually gets redistributed into the drinking water.

You don't want large amounts of tons of pharmaceuticals in your blood stream (especially the ones that aren't psychoactive, and could be adverse to the human body/mind), hence why properly disposing of the medication is a much better idea.
 
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