Operation Medicine Drop

[Pittsboro PD]

“Safe Kids North Carolina along with Pittsboro Police Department, State Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration are sponsoring a prescription medication take-back program called Operation Medicine Drop to prevent accidental poisonings and abuse. During National Poison Prevention Week, we are holding an Operation Medicine Drop event at Kerr Drug in Pittsboro, NC.  Everyone in the community is encouraged to bring their expired or unused prescription and over-the-counter medications to Kerr Drug on Friday, March 19th from 12pm – 4pm.  Officers from the Pittsboro Police Department will take custody of the medications and transport them to the SBI Lab in Raleigh, NC where they will be disposed of properly.”

WHERE:  Kerr Drug in Pittsboro
WHEN:    Friday, March 19, 2010
TIME:     12PM – 4PM

[Butterbean]

Thank you for your efforts.

[Pittsboro PD]

Pittsboro Police Dept. would like to thank Kerr Drug and the Chatham Community For Alcohol and Drug Free Youth for their help with this event.  Around 25 people dropped by the event on Friday to turn in their unused or expired medication.  All the medication was turned over to the SBI for disposal.  Here are the numbers:

8468 = Assorted pills & tablets
 324 = Packaged medications
   18 = Nasal Sprays
   10 = Liquid medications

Hopefully, Operation Medicine Drop will take place once a year from now on.  In the meantime, you can properly dispose of medications by mixing them with food, coffee grounds, or cat litter.  Do not flush or dispose of them in the water system.

Thank you!

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