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BROCKTON – Spring is here and it is time for residents to clean out their homes of unused or expired medications at the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced.
Tomorrow, April 26, the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and locations across the country. The Plymouth County Prescription Medication Disposal Program has provided drop boxes throughout Plymouth County. In addition to police stations in every community in Plymouth County, safe disposal receptacles can also be found in the campus police stations at Bridgewater State College, Massasoit Community College and Stonehill College.
"우리 모두는 약물 과다 복용 위기에서 도움을 줄 수 있으며, 전국 처방약 반납의 날에 참여하는 것은 자신을 적극적으로 보호할 수 있는 방법입니다."라고 크루즈 검사장은 말합니다. "시간을 내어 사용하지 않거나 유통기한이 지난 약을 폐기하는 것은 가정에서 약물 도난 및 남용의 위험을 제거하는 것을 의미할 수 있습니다. 불법 약물이 우리 거리와 이웃에 들어오지 못하도록 하기 위해 작지만 중요한 조치를 취하는 것입니다."
Unsecured medication can be misused or end up in the drinking water. People can safely dispose of tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs.
Residents are asked to check their homes for prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, veterinary medications and nutritional supplements that are no longer needed or expired and bring those items to their local police station.
At the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in April, 2024, it is estimated that 335 tons of drugs were collected at 4,869 sites around the country.