Sarasota Police Partner with DEA for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (I included information on the Venice and North Port event)

 

 

Sarasota Police Partner with DEA for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (I included information on the Venice and North Port event)

Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC

 

Venice, North Port and Sarasota County information is at the bottom of this posting.

 

 

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The Sarasota Police Department will partner with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Saturday, October 28, 2023, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
 
The event will allow the community to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. While the drop-box in the lobby of the Sarasota Police Department is available year-round, residents are encouraged to bring expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for part of the National Take-Back Day on October 28:
 
 Sarasota Police Department Headquarters, 2099 Adams Lane, Sarasota, FL 34237
 
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose, and abuse. Unused prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved, abused, or illegally sold. Proper disposal of unused drugs can save lives and protect the environment. Prescription drugs unused and flushed can contaminate water supplies.
 
Drop-off sites can collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. Only specific sites can accept liquids, needles, or sharps. The DEA National Take-Back Day is free and anonymous, with no questions.
 
During the last National Take-Back Day in April 2023, the DEA collected 332 tons (663,725 lbs.) of expired, unwanted, and unused prescription medications nationwide. Clearing out unused medicine is essential, with studies indicating many abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including home medicine cabinets. Learn more about the event at www.deatakeback.com or by calling 800-882-9539.

 

Get rid of unused/unwanted prescription medications. Stop by NPPD at 4980 City Hall Blvd. or the HCA Wellen Park Medical Office at 12169 Mercado Dr. A 24-hour drop-off bin is located at our Department. Items such as sharps can be dropped off at any Fire Station in the City. pic.twitter.com/bKZs74yNT7

— North Port Police (@NorthPortPolice) October 23, 2023

The Venice Police Department on E. Venice Ave. will host a drive-thru Prescription Drug Takeback 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 for citizens to dispose of unwanted or expired prescription medications from their vehicles. Officers on hand. Only tablets and capsules accepted. pic.twitter.com/t3ABBxUiv2

— City of Venice, FL (@CityofVeniceFL) October 24, 2023

 

 

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