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The Council on Alcohol and Drugs along with Georgia Law Enforcement Agencies kick off State-wide “Operation Drug Drop Off” Program
ATLANTA ~ As stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “One citizen perishes every nineteen minutes at the hands of prescription drug abuse in this nation.” Countless professionnals inside of the arena of medical prescription (Rx) and also over the counter (OTC) substance abuse prevention are convinced the large numbers of deaths caused from these types of prescription medication will, no doubt decline due to the fact that cities utilizing a protected and effective way to throw away left over Rx and OTC medicine.
In response to this particular ever-increasing interest combined with need to obtain a secure as well as a practical way to do away with expired Rx and Over the counter pills, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs (The Council) has generously provided a prescription drug drop box in virtually every county within the state which sought one (128+ counties thus far.) Georgia now has more homepage drop boxes than any other state in the country. The full name of this campaign is “Operation Drug Drop Off.” The Council on Alcohol and Drugs has additionally launched a associated state-wide Drug Drop Box Mass media Campaign to be able to advertise the actual existence of these types of disposal boxes.
The intentions of this state-wide program are to to help keep Rx along with Over-the-counter medications from getting into the hands of young children as well as grandkids, to ensure they are off the street, in addition to prevent overdoses and consequently accidental poisonings. At the same time this particular Effort also allows people to discard their personal expired and unwanted Rx and Over the counter medication effectively and securely, preventing environmental contaminants coming from poor disposal methods.
Items that can be put in these secured drug drop boxes include things like expired and unwanted Rx drugs (non-narcotics and narcotics) and Over the counter drugs, medicine samples, medicated ointment/lotion, drops, inhalers, unopened epi-pens, herbals, along with veterinary medication. Items that shouldn't be placed into the boxes include needles or sharps, biohazard materials, and illegal drugs.
Georgia residents can easily locate their nearest drug drop box secure drop off location by visiting this url: http://www.StopRxAbuseinGA.org/ (this is not case sensitive). For additional information or inquires about “Operation Drug Drop Off,” please contact John Bringuel, MA, ICPS, at (404) 223-2484 or email Mr. Bringuel at jbringuel@livedrugfree.org.
To learn more about preventing alcohol and drug abuse please visit, http://www.livedrugfree.org
ATLANTA ~ As stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “One citizen perishes every nineteen minutes at the hands of prescription drug abuse in this nation.” Countless professionnals inside of the arena of medical prescription (Rx) and also over the counter (OTC) substance abuse prevention are convinced the large numbers of deaths caused from these types of prescription medication will, no doubt decline due to the fact that cities utilizing a protected and effective way to throw away left over Rx and OTC medicine.
In response to this particular ever-increasing interest combined with need to obtain a secure as well as a practical way to do away with expired Rx and Over the counter pills, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs (The Council) has generously provided a prescription drug drop box in virtually every county within the state which sought one (128+ counties thus far.) Georgia now has more homepage drop boxes than any other state in the country. The full name of this campaign is “Operation Drug Drop Off.” The Council on Alcohol and Drugs has additionally launched a associated state-wide Drug Drop Box Mass media Campaign to be able to advertise the actual existence of these types of disposal boxes.
The intentions of this state-wide program are to to help keep Rx along with Over-the-counter medications from getting into the hands of young children as well as grandkids, to ensure they are off the street, in addition to prevent overdoses and consequently accidental poisonings. At the same time this particular Effort also allows people to discard their personal expired and unwanted Rx and Over the counter medication effectively and securely, preventing environmental contaminants coming from poor disposal methods.
Items that can be put in these secured drug drop boxes include things like expired and unwanted Rx drugs (non-narcotics and narcotics) and Over the counter drugs, medicine samples, medicated ointment/lotion, drops, inhalers, unopened epi-pens, herbals, along with veterinary medication. Items that shouldn't be placed into the boxes include needles or sharps, biohazard materials, and illegal drugs.
Georgia residents can easily locate their nearest drug drop box secure drop off location by visiting this url: http://www.StopRxAbuseinGA.org/ (this is not case sensitive). For additional information or inquires about “Operation Drug Drop Off,” please contact John Bringuel, MA, ICPS, at (404) 223-2484 or email Mr. Bringuel at jbringuel@livedrugfree.org.
To learn more about preventing alcohol and drug abuse please visit, http://www.livedrugfree.org
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