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Several local police departments, in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, will be host sites for the Prescription Drug Take Back Program on Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Take Back Day events provide people with an opportunity to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. Citizens are encouraged to drop off unused and/or expired prescription medications for safe disposal.Â
Participating Locations:
⢠â¯Kirkwood Police Department, 131 W. Madison Ave.
⢠â¯Glendale Police Department, 424 N. Sappington Road
⢠â¯Rock Hill Police Department, 827 N. Rock Hill Road
⢠â¯Sunset Hills Police Department, 3905 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
For additional locations, visit takebackday.dea.gov.
SCSD to participate in Drug Take Back Day
Staff report
PORTSMOUTH Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced that his office will be participating in the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Program on Saturday, April 24, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office located at 1025 16th Street Portsmouth Ohio.
Sheriff Thoroughman encourages all citizens who have unused prescription medication to bring them to the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office for proper disposal.
Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse. Pharmaceutical drugs can be just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription or a doctor’s supervision. The non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks second only to marijuana as the most common form of abuse in America.