The Council on Alcohol and Drugs together with Georgia Law Enforcement Officials unleash State-wide “Operation Drug Drop Off” Effort
ATLANTA GA ~ As stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “One person perishes every nineteen minutes at the hands of prescription medication misuse in the U.S..” Numerous professionals in the industry involving prescription medication (Rx) and also over the counter (OTC) drug abuse prevention are convinced the large numbers of deaths as a result of these types of medications will certainly lower resulting from communities providing a protected and accessible way to throw away left over Rx and Over-the-counter medication.
In response to this particular rising appeal as well as the need for virtually any secure but also simple approach to throw out excess Rx and Over-the-counter prescriptions, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs (The Council) has generously donated a drug drop box in virtually every county in the state which asked for one (128+ counties presently.) Georgia now has more further reading drop boxes than virtually any state in america. The full name associated with the actual campaign is “Operation Drug Drop Off.” The Council on Alcohol and Drugs has additionally created a accompanying state-wide Drug Drop Box Media Advertising campaign to successfully advertise the presence of these types of disposal boxes.
The objectives and goals of this particular service are unquestionably to keep Rx along with OTC medications from finding its way into the hands of young children as well as grandchildren, to make sure they're off the street, as well as to deter overdoses in addition to accidental poisonings. Additionally the Campaign also enables citizens to dispose of their personal outdated and unwanted Rx and Over-the-counter medication effectively and securely, avoiding environmental contamination due to inappropriate disposal methods.
Items that can be placed into these types of safe and secure drug drop boxes include things like out of date and unwanted Rx medication (non-narcotics and narcotics) and Over the counter drugs, medicine samples, medicated ointment/lotion, drops, inhalers, unopened epi-pens, herbals, as well as veterinarian medications. Products which should never be placed in the boxes consists of needles or sharps, biohazard materials, and illegal drugs.
Georgia residents are able to identify their local drug drop box location by visiting this web page: http://www.StopRxAbuseinGA.org/ (this is not case sensitive). To acquire more information or inquires in relation to “Operation Drug Drop Off,” please contact John Bringuel, MA, ICPS, at (404) 223-2484 or e-mail Mr. Bringuel at jbringuel@livedrugfree.org.
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