CHICAGO (CBS) — The Drug Enforcement Company and the Prepare dinner County Sheriff’s workplace hosted a prescription drug take again occasion Saturday on the Ogilvie Transportation Middle for Nationwide Drug Take Again Day.
Anybody might drop off unused and undesirable prescribed drugs in marked assortment bins.
A DEA spokesman defined the way it works, and why it’s so essential:
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“We’re accepting prescribed drugs in stable type. In order that’s capsules, tablets, capsules, patches. We settle for it at our assortment packing containers right here, and that is one method to stop opioid and drug misuse and abuse. Prevention begins at dwelling,” DEA spokesman Luis Agostini mentioned.
Unused prescribed drugs might result in unintentional poisoning, overdoses, and abuse. Additionally they contaminate public waterways in the event that they’re not disposed of correctly.
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The take-back initiative is nameless, and no questions requested.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/10/23/dea-cook-county-sheriff-host-prescription-drug-take-back-event/ | DEA, Prepare dinner County Sheriff Host Prescription Drug Take Again Occasion – CBS Chicago
