Half of all drug overdose deaths involved opioids in South Dakota according to an NIH (
Nationally, the number of drug deaths surpassed 81,000. This was the highest number of drug overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12 month period in our country. Experts believe that the stress and anxiety associated with the COVID-19 pandemic drove the numbers so high. To even imagine the number of people deeply affected by these deaths boggles the mind.
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Over 20 million people in the U.S. abused prescription drugs according to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use & Health. The most stunning finding from this study was; a majority of misused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.
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The DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back day is set for April 24. File photo
RUSHVILLE – The semi-annual DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 24. This upcoming event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 13th Street parking lot of Rush Memorial Hospital.
To make it convenient, you can drive through and drop your items into a large container that a law enforcement officer is holding. If that is not a good time for you, put it in the courier-style drop box in the lobby of the Rush County Sheriff’s Department anytime, no cost and no questions.
Drug Take Back Day in Elizabethton is April 24 johnsoncitypress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from johnsoncitypress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.