NEVADA POLICE TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS APRIL 27TH 10AM TO 2PM AT THE NEVADA POLICE DEPARTMENT
On Saturday April 27th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
the Nevada Police Department in partnership with the 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.
Bring your prescription drugs for disposal to
the Nevada Police Department at 120 S. Ash Street in Nevada. Police personnel
and volunteers will be stationed in the lobby for a convenient drive up and
drop off option. Prescription drugs can also be dropped off at the permanent
drop box in the lobby of the Nevada Police Department during regular business
hours. These services are free and anonymous, no questions asked.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety
and public health issue. 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 April 27th Take Back Day event, contact
Lieutenant Williamson at the Nevada Police Department at 417-448-5100.
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