Updated: 10:35 PM EDT April 9, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio The war on drugs isn t just on the streets, it s also in our medicine cabinets.
That s the message for Drug Take Back Day.
The Toledo Police Department and Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County are sponsoring the Drug Take Back Day at six locations across Toledo.
A variety of expired or unused medication will be accepted at the locations and disposed of safely in an environmentally friendly way.
All collection sites will accept narcotics, over-the-counter medications, pet medications, prescription drugs and vitamins.
Some sites will accept syringes and liquid medications. You re encouraged to call ahead.
April 24 Is Drug Take Back Day in Warrensburg
According to the Drug Enforcement Agency 9.7 million people misused prescription pain pills, 4.9 million people misused prescription stimulants, and 5.9 million people misused prescription tranquillizers or sedatives in 2019. Where was the most common place people got these drugs? From family and friends. And according to the DEA these drugs came from the home medicine cabinet. If that s not a reason to get rid of old and unused prescription pills, I don t know what is.
According to the Drug Enforcement Agency,
Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. That s dangerous and often tragic. That s why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets and turn in - safely and anonymously - a record amount of prescription drugs.
NORRISTOWN â Using the slogan âReturn of the Medi,â Montgomery County authorities are providing county residents the chance to safely rid their households of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications at an upcoming event to help combat the opioid epidemic and drug overdoses.
The Drug Take Back Day, organized by the Montgomery County District Attorneyâs Office and the Police Chiefs Association of Montgomery County, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 24 at participating police departments and five grocery stores.
âA key way to make your home safer is to get rid of unwanted medications,â District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. âBut we donât want residents to flush the meds or put them out in the trashâboth are unsafe ways to dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
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