Virginia Beach Police Department encourages participation in National Drug Take Back Day
and last updated 2021-04-23 06:43:02-04
NORFOLK, Va. - National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 24, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., police departments around Hampton Roads are participating to help get unwanted medications off the streets.
Properly disposing of unwanted medications is beneficial for multiple reasons, including environmental reasons. It can also help keep medications away from children and others who may abuse them.
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a survey showed the majority of misused prescription drugs were obtained by family and friends, many times from a home medicine cabinet.
The Preston Police Department, located at 70 West Oneida, is a designated drop off point for unused prescriptions. The highlight the need to dispose of unused medications, the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, has been set for Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Â
The initiative was started in 2010 to provide easy, anonymous opportunities to properly dispose of medications that are highly susceptible to misuse, abuse, and theft.
Nearly 10 million Americans misused prescription pain relievers in 2019, including 60,000 Idahoans ages 12 and older, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Additionally, results from the 2019 Idaho Youth Risk Behavior and Idaho Healthy Youth Surveys found that nearly 23% of Idaho 12th graders reported that they had misused a prescription drug one or more times in their life. While a majority of youth did not report misusing prescription drugs, of those that did, over 41% took or received them from a family member or
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