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Tue, 04/27/2021 - 9:40am -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters participated in the nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day this past Saturday, turning in more than 3.5 tons of unused, unwanted and expired medication at over 55 collection sites throughout the state. The 7,165 pounds of collected medication sets a record for Drug Take Back Day in Vermont, exceeding the previous record of 6,734 pounds collected in October 2019.  “As we continue to work to prevent substance misuse in Vermont, we know having unused prescriptions in the medicine cabinets at h...

Apr 23, 2021 GLOVERSVILLE — The Gloversville Police Department Neighborhood Engagement Unit, in cooperation with Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Prevention Council and the Rob Constantine Recovery Center, will host a drive-thru prescription take back from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and offer drive-thru Narcan training in the north parking lot of City Hall, between City Hall and the Fire Department, according to a news release. The participants will be able to dispose of expired, unwanted, or unused prescription medications and/or receive Narcan training and supplies without leaving their vehicl...

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.  Participating Locations: •  Kirkwood Police Department, 131 W. Madison Ave. •  Glendale Police Department, 424 N. Sappington Road •  Rock Hill Police Depar...

Judy Wright Special to The Citizen Hopefully everyone recognizes that old medications, whether they are prescription or over-the-counter, should not be flushed down the toilet. The good news is April 24, 2021, is the 19th Drug Enforcement Agency National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The DEA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. There has been concern about pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) being detected in drinking water for several decades. In 2010, studies found discarded medications in the drinking water source for over 50 million Americans. Sinc...

Hy-Vee Pharmacies to participate in National Prescription DrugTake-Back Day on Saturday 10/11 NOW © Provided by Lincoln & Hastings-Krny KOLN KOLN LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Hy-Vee announced on Friday that all Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations throughout Nebraska will participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 24. According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , more than 87,200 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses, primarily related to opioids, in a 12-month period from September 2019 to September 2020, with the ...