Turn in unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday at American Legion Post 121
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Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 — On Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Sons of American Legion, Bardstown Police, and the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
Are residents can bring their pills for disposal to The American Legion Armory, 206 W. Broadway in Bardstown. The program cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Last spring Americans turned in nearly 475 tons (949,046 pounds) of prescription drugs at more than 5,800 sites operated by the DEA and almost 4,700 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Overall, in its 15 previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners have taken in almost 10 million pounds—nearly 5,000 tons—of pills.
Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows year after year that the majority of misused and abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including someone else’s medication being stolen from the home medicine cabinet.
For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the October 27 Take Back Day event, go to www.DEATakeBack.com
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