Drug take back event planned for Saturday
By Sarah Hawley - shawley@aimmediamidwest.com
OHIO VALLEY Local drug take back events are planned, in conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24.
According to the DEA, “The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue.”
Locally, a drug take back event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Holzer Meigs Emergency Department, 41861 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy, as a collaborative effort between Holzer Health System, Meigs County Prevention Coalition and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office.
In Gallia County, the drug take back event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon in the Holzer Center for Cancer Care parking area, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. The event is a collaborative effort between Holzer Health System, Gallia County Citizens for Prevention and Recovery and the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office.
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LIBERTY People with unused prescription drugs can safely deposit them Saturday at the Liberty Township administration building, 1315 Churchill Hubbard Road.
The Liberty Township Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration are sponsoring a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
No liquids, needles or other sharp objects will be accepted.
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The Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a nationwide event hosted biannually by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Ideally, it provides a responsible way for the public to dispose of prescription drugs that might otherwise be stolen, abused or fall into the wrong hands.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is having its 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.
The DEA and other law enforcement agencies will collect tablets, capsules and other prescription medication from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at sites in El Paso, no questions asked. Liquids and needles won t be accepted.
Drug overdose deaths have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, the DEA reported, citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 87,200 people in the U.S. overdosed during the 12-month period ending Sept. 1, the most ever recorded in a 12-month period, the DEA said.
“The latest overdose numbers are very concerning,” Kyle W. Williamson, special agent in charge of the DEA El Paso Division, said in a statement. We must work together to address this health crisis.