Norwich PD collects 60 pounds of discarded prescription drugs
NORWICH – The Norwich Police Department collected more than 60 pounds of prescription drugs and other substances Saturday during the national Drug Enforcement Administration’s “Take Back” drug collection program.
The department participated in an identical event in September and collected three, 35-gallon containers and two garbage bags full of prescription drugs, weighing about 120 pounds.
Norwich Police Chief Angelino said officers were impressed with the drive’s success and intend to participate in future “Take Back” collections sponsored by the DEA.
Police said 58 people dropped of more than 60 pounds of material, most of it prescription drugs.
“Almost all of it was prescription drugs and some over the counter medicine. The DEA already retrieved the substances and they are in route to incinerator at an undisclosed location,” said Angelino.
“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. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.”
“In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines – flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash – both pose potential safety and health hazards,” said the Norwich PD in a statement.
The department participated in an identical event in September and collected three, 35-gallon containers and two garbage bags full of prescription drugs, weighing about 120 pounds.
Norwich Police Chief Angelino said officers were impressed with the drive’s success and intend to participate in future “Take Back” collections sponsored by the DEA.
Police said 58 people dropped of more than 60 pounds of material, most of it prescription drugs.
“Almost all of it was prescription drugs and some over the counter medicine. The DEA already retrieved the substances and they are in route to incinerator at an undisclosed location,” said Angelino.
“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. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.”
“In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines – flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash – both pose potential safety and health hazards,” said the Norwich PD in a statement.
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