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Dump your unwanted prescription drugs this Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, which in the past has coordinated with local law enforcement to haul in more than than 2 million pounds or 1,018 tons of prescription medications.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe and convenient way to throw away unwanted or unused drugs, keeping them out of the wrong hands while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of these medications.
This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events or those that have accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs since the last event to safely dispose of them. Click here to find the nearest collection site and here to learn more about the DEA initiative.
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Spring-clean the cabinet and dump your drugs Saturday, April 27
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe and convenient way to throw away unwanted or unused drugs, keeping them out of the wrong hands while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of these medications.
This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events or those that have accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs since the last event to safely dispose of them. Click here to find the nearest collection site and here to learn more about the DEA initiative.
- At National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit, Beshear Cites Kentucky's Successes
Gov. Steve Beshear told attendees at the 2014 National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit in Atlanta on Wednesday about the progress Kentucky has made in the last two years in its battle to combat abuse of prescription drugs. "Prescription drug abuse was...
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Kentucky's law-enforcement agences, policymakers and public-health advocates have taken serious measures to curb the state's rampant prescription drug abuse problem, and recent state and national news stories suggest that the reduced supply of...
- Kentucky Expands List Of Permanent Locations For Safe Disposal Of Unneeded Or Expired Prescription Medications
Gov. Steve Beshear announced today that Kentucky now has 149 permanent prescription drug disposal locations in 97 counties where Kentuckians can safely dispose of unused or expired medications in order to help curb the state's prescription drug abuse...
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By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News At a summit on prescription drug abuse last week, Attorney General Jack Conway spoke of experiences he's had talking to middle schoolers about prescription drugs. When he asks if they know someone who has tried...