National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: How To Safely Dispose Of Old Medications
04/24/21 AT 7:10 AM
Every year, April 24 is observed as the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This day is observed twice a year, April 24 and Oct. 26, to provide people with safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, according to Drugs Enforcement Administration.
For a country that sees millions abusing prescription drugs, experts say more than 18 million people aged 12 and older have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons.
Hence, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is the right time to clean out our medicine cabinets and educate the general public about the same.
Here s where to safely dispose medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in Jacksonville
This event aims to provide individuals with a safe way to dispose prescription drugs while also educating the public. The event is free and anonymous. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 3:37 PM EDT April 23, 2021 Updated: 3:40 PM EDT April 23, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. In collaboration with Mayo Clinic, the Jacksonville Sheriff s Office will participate in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this weekend.
A community drop location will be set up at the Mayo Clinic hospital entrance located at 4500 San Pablo Road on Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa Hy-Vee, Inc. announced today that all Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations throughout Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin will participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 24, according to a media release from the company.According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 87,200 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses, primarily related to opioids, in a 12-month period from September to September 2020, with the largest increase in deaths occurring in April and May 2020 right after the COVID-19 pandemic began.Since 2019, drug take-back receptacles have been available inside all Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations year-round to provide customers a secure place to dispose of unused, unwanted or expired drugs in communities throughout the Midwest and remove them from the environment. To-date, Hy-Vee has collected more than 60,000 pounds of prescription drugs vi
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