Do you have prescription medications sitting around your house from when you had surgery, THREE YEARS AGO? Saturday, April 30th, City and County law-enforcement will manage each of five drop-off locations throughout Latah County where they will collect unwanted or unused prescription drugs.
This program is a part of the National Prescription Take-Back event by the Drug Enforcement Agency. The National Prescription Drug Take-Back event addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Many people are not aware that medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to misuse and abuse. Currently there is an opioid epidemic in the United States as the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses climbs due to these drugs. Studies show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family members, friends and home medicine cabinets. The best way you can help is to spread the word in your communities. If you are a physician or pharmacist, encourage your patients to drop off their un-used or expired medications, talk to friends the family members about participating;. the more prescription drugs collected on this day the safer Latah County communities will be as a result!
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