SBSO COLLECTS MORE THAN 100 POUNDS OF UNWANTED MEDICATIONS FOR PROPER DISPOSAL
Residents properly disposed of 133 pounds of unwanted or expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medications on Saturday, April 22 as the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office participated in the annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
Narcotics officers with the Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division accepted the unwanted medications over a four-hour period at Walgreens on the corner of Judge Perez Drive and Paris Road in Chalmette.
For those who could not make Saturday’s event, the Sheriff’s Office has a drop box for unwanted medications located in the lobby of the Paris Road substation at 4700 Paris Road in Chalmette. The drop box is open year-round.
The purpose of the Drug Take Back initiative is to ensure medications don’t fall into the hands of youngsters who might misuse them or thieves who could sell them on our streets, the Sheriff said.
The Drug Take Back initiative, part of a national effort spearheaded by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, has seen more than 4.8 million pounds of prescription drugs collected nationwide since its inception in 2010.
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