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Two local hospital systems are holding separate drug take-back events to encourage the community to dispose of unwanted medications.
Spectrum Health Healthier Communities, Priority Health and Families Against Narcotics Grand Rapids Chapter have teamed up once again to collect unused and unwanted prescription drugs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Spectrum Health Healthier Communities (Widdicomb Building), 665 Seward Ave. NW, and Spectrum Health Medical Group South Pavilion, 80 68
th Street SE, both in Grand Rapids.
The same day, the city of Wyoming and Metro Health-University of Michigan Health will help households across their community dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications safely and properly.
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