National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will take place on Saturday, April 28, 2012! The Troup County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration of the US Department of Justice), to help Troup County citizens to safely dispose of unused, or unwanted, prescription medications. If you have prescription meds that you need/want to dispose of, you can drop them off at the Troup County Sheriff’s Office at 130 Sam Walker Drive, beginning on Monday morning. We will accept your unused/expired medications for disposal, MONDAY through FRIDAY, from 8AM to 5PM – Now, through Friday, April 27th. We will cap off the Take-Back program on Saturday, April 28th, in West Point (at Givorn’s Foods).
According to the DEA, most abused prescription drugs come from family and friends’ medicine cabinets… “YOU could be a drug dealer, and not even know it!” Unused, or expired, prescription drugs could lead to an accidental poisoning, an overdose or abuse. When taken WITHOUT a prescription, or doctor’s supervision, pharmaceutical drugs are just as dangerous as any of the illegal street drugs! The non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks second, only to marijuana, as the most common form of drug abuse in America.
Sheriff Donny Turner urges “Let’s work together to end the cycle of prescription drug abuse! Proper disposal of your unused, or expired, prescription drugs not only protects the environment… It also saves lives! So, as you finish up your ‘Spring cleaning’, don’t forget about the medicine cabinet.”
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