City PD to hold fourth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
NORWICH – The Norwich City Police Department, partnered with the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, will hold its fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the rear entrance of the Norwich Police Station, 18 East Main St.
According to Police Chief Joseph Angelino, each of the three previous Take-Back Day events has seen large amounts of potentially dangerous narcotics and prescription medications collected, keeping them off the streets and potentially saving lives. Once collected, a DEA representative transports the drugs to a central warehouse for weighing and destruction.
As always, added the chief, the service is free and anonymous, and no questions are asked.
“This is a great opportunity for those who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs [since the last Take-Back Day], to safely dispose of those medications,” said Angelino. “We’re happy to provide this service.”
The initiative – introduced in 2010 – addresses what DEA officials calls a “vital public safety and public health issue.” Said DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, prescription medicines that go unused or forgotten in home cabinets are “highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse.”
Add to that the fact that prescription drug abuse in the U.S. is at an all-time high. According to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than cocaine, hallucinogens and heroin combined. Studies also show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet, according to a DEA press release.
“Prescription drug abuse is a major epidemic across the country and DEA is committed to reducing the potential for misuse by providing a safe and secure method for Americans to clean out their medicine cabinets and properly dispose of unwanted, unneeded or expired medications,” said Leonhart. “Americans responded overwhelmingly to DEA’s first three Take-Back Day events, disposing of nearly 500 tons of medication in the past two years. This nationwide community effort prevents home medicine cabinets from becoming sources of dangerous – and even deadly – drugs."
At the third-ever National Prescription Take-Back Day, the Norwich PD collected approximately 100 pounds of unwanted narcotics in just four hours, added Angelino. Held in the fall of 2011, the initiative brought in more than 377,000 pounds of unwanted or expired medications nationwide, according to the DEA. Combine that with the first two take-back days and approximately 995,000 pounds of prescription medications have been safely disposed of across the country.
“The amount of prescription drugs turned in by the American public during the past three Take-Back Day events speaks volumes about the need to develop a convenient way to rid homes of unwanted or expired prescription drugs,” stated Leonhart. “DEA remains hard at work to establish just such a drug disposal process, and will continue to offer take-back opportunities until the proper regulations are in place.”
For more information, visit the DEA website at justice.gov/dea.
According to Police Chief Joseph Angelino, each of the three previous Take-Back Day events has seen large amounts of potentially dangerous narcotics and prescription medications collected, keeping them off the streets and potentially saving lives. Once collected, a DEA representative transports the drugs to a central warehouse for weighing and destruction.
As always, added the chief, the service is free and anonymous, and no questions are asked.
“This is a great opportunity for those who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs [since the last Take-Back Day], to safely dispose of those medications,” said Angelino. “We’re happy to provide this service.”
The initiative – introduced in 2010 – addresses what DEA officials calls a “vital public safety and public health issue.” Said DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, prescription medicines that go unused or forgotten in home cabinets are “highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse.”
Add to that the fact that prescription drug abuse in the U.S. is at an all-time high. According to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than cocaine, hallucinogens and heroin combined. Studies also show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet, according to a DEA press release.
“Prescription drug abuse is a major epidemic across the country and DEA is committed to reducing the potential for misuse by providing a safe and secure method for Americans to clean out their medicine cabinets and properly dispose of unwanted, unneeded or expired medications,” said Leonhart. “Americans responded overwhelmingly to DEA’s first three Take-Back Day events, disposing of nearly 500 tons of medication in the past two years. This nationwide community effort prevents home medicine cabinets from becoming sources of dangerous – and even deadly – drugs."
At the third-ever National Prescription Take-Back Day, the Norwich PD collected approximately 100 pounds of unwanted narcotics in just four hours, added Angelino. Held in the fall of 2011, the initiative brought in more than 377,000 pounds of unwanted or expired medications nationwide, according to the DEA. Combine that with the first two take-back days and approximately 995,000 pounds of prescription medications have been safely disposed of across the country.
“The amount of prescription drugs turned in by the American public during the past three Take-Back Day events speaks volumes about the need to develop a convenient way to rid homes of unwanted or expired prescription drugs,” stated Leonhart. “DEA remains hard at work to establish just such a drug disposal process, and will continue to offer take-back opportunities until the proper regulations are in place.”
For more information, visit the DEA website at justice.gov/dea.
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