April 25, 2013

Piscopo Promotes National R/x Take-Back Initiative

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In an effort to keep you informed, I wanted to share with you some information regarding an important event that will be held this weekend.

The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will be holding its 6^th Annual National Take-Back Initiative this Saturday, April 27^th, from 10am to 2pm, nationwide. The DEA is again calling on Americans to empty their medicine cabinets of unwanted, unused, or expired prescription medication and bring them to collection sites for proper disposal. This includes pet medication as well.

Over the last five years, the DEA, in collaboration with state and local law enforcement, and community partners, has removed and safely disposed of over 2 million pounds of prescription medication.

According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), more than six million Americans abuse prescription drugs. That same study revealed more than 70 percent of people abusing prescription pain relievers got them through friends or relatives, a statistic that includes raiding the family medicine cabinet.

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of these medications.

Collection Sites for Thomaston, Burlington, Harwinton, & Litchfield:

*Litchfield Resident Trooper Office, 74 West St.
*Litchfield: Connecticut State Police Troop L, 452 A Bantam Rd.
*Burlington Resident Trooper Office, 200 Spielman Highway
*Harwinton Resident Trooper Office, 100 Bentley Drive

For more information on the initiative, visit:

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html

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