The Colonial Italian American Organization hosted a food drive to benefit the Salvation Army of Williamsburg’s food pantry in April. (WYDaily/ Courtesy of CIAO)
WILLIAMSBURG One local organization is giving back to the community by donating food to those who need it most.
The Colonial Italian American Organization (CIAO) announced on Tuesday, April 20, that the organization hosted an “Italian Food Drive” during the first two weeks of April. This food drive was established to benefit the Salvation Army of Williamsburg.
“Food is an important part of Italian culture. And the knowledge that some people in our community do not have food is heartbreaking,” said Bill Moore, CIAO president. “This Italian Food drive reflects CIAO’s spirit of giving and is an example of sharing an important Italian tradition, which is food.”
Apr 24, 2021
Across the country, law enforcement officers are participating Saturday in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Drug Take Back Day.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. collection sites throughout our communities will be available for those who want to properly dispose of unused, expired or unwanted prescription drugs. It is a good excuse to clear out your medicine cabinets while taking a step toward doing the right thing for a variety of reasons. Among other concerns, law enforcement wants to help people avoid become unwitting enablers of the abuse of prescription medications and paraphernalia; and to keep curious kids safe.
Richland sheriff, Columbia police ask people to turn in unused pain meds. Here s how. David Travis Bland, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Apr. 24 Last year more people died of drug overdoses in Richland County than the previous year, Sheriff Leon Lott said at a Friday news conference.
He and others hope at least one life can be saved by asking people to get rid of unused prescription pain medications on Saturday during National Drug Take Back Day. You can help save someone s life, Lott said at the conference.
Lott and state Attorney General Alan Wilson along with the Columbia Police Department are encouraging people to turn in prescription opoids that may be sitting around people s houses.
Listen now. Saturday, April 24th, is National Drug Takeback Day. Police departments in the region will be collecting old and expired medications for safe disposal. Here’s what you can do to clear out your medicine cabinet.
Lt. Tony Williams, with the Carbondale Police Department, said the event is critical for safe disposal of drugs. Flushing unused prescriptions can contaminate the water supply, while keeping them at home can also be harmful.
“Prescription medications are just a such a really broadly abused thing, and often times it l be family members or friends who develop problems with prescriptions and to have them available in medicine cabinets or other places where people aren’t paying attention, they’re expired, people forget about them, unfortunately they end up falling into the hands of folks who have problems and might abuse them,” Williams said.
Apr 23, 2021
It’s no doubt most of us have old and unused prescription medication stored somewhere in our homes. While the medication may have been prescribed properly to assist us with a medical condition at one time, they do have their own dangers if they are used for the wrong reasons.
According to a 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.7 million people misused prescription pain relievers, 4.9 million misused prescription stimulants and 5.9 million misused prescription tranquilizers or sedatives that year.
A majority of those misused drugs were obtained from family and friends, sometimes without their knowledge.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, along with local and state law enforcement, have been working for years to address such issues which often lead to drug addiction.