Monthly Archives: April 2011

Collection of drugs in Brevard offers protection for public – Florida Today

April 30, 2011
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Collection of drugs in Brevard offers protection for publicFlorida TodayPeople turn in prescription drugs for drug take-ba...: Brevard County Sheriff's Office decided to participate in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, a federally spons...

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Prescription Drug Take Back in Cody – KULR-TV

April 30, 2011
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Prescription Drug Take Back in Cody – KULR-TV

ABC NewsPrescription Drug Take Back in CodyKULR-TVCODY, WYOMING – Thieves broke into a Cody pharmacy to steal prescription drugs end of April. It's the second time in four months the Medical Center Pharmacy was burglarized. The Cody Police Depart...

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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day a Success in Pulaski County – KATV

April 30, 2011
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day a Success in Pulaski CountyKATVAP National/International News Entertainment News from AP By Katherina Yancy - email By Katherina-Marie Yancy (KATV) Little Rock - The effort to get unwanted prescription drugs off...

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Prescription drug take-back day held in Newburyport – My Fox Boston

April 30, 2011
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Prescription drug take-back day held in Newburyport – My Fox Boston

Los Angeles TimesPrescription drug take-back day held in NewburyportMy Fox BostonNEWBURYPORT (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - They might not seem so harmful, but in the wrong hands prescription drugs can be deadly. That's why a special program was held...

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Pounds of Pills Collected at St. Clair Shores Police Station – Patch.com

April 30, 2011
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Pounds of Pills Collected at St. Clair Shores Police StationPatch.comThe police and Shores Network for Action and Prevention (SNAP) collected the drugs in the second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administ...

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Agencies collect 408 pounds of unwanted, expired drugs – Savannah Morning News

April 30, 2011
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Agencies collect 408 pounds of unwanted, expired drugsSavannah Morning NewsMichelle Gavin/Chatham County Sheriff's Department Chatham County Sheriff's Office Reserve Deputy Jason Waterfield puts away a load of unwanted and expired drugs. By Sav...

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Central Floridians dump unwanted prescription drugs on Take Back Day – Orlando Sentinel

April 30, 2011
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Central Floridians dump unwanted prescription drugs on Take Back Day – Orlando Sentinel

Los Angeles TimesCentral Floridians dump unwanted prescription drugs on Take Back DayOrlando SentinelAcross Central Florida on Saturday, people cleared off old prescription drugs from their shelves and handed them over to local law enforcement as part ...

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Police collect unused prescription drugs in Chippewa County – WEAU-TV 13

April 30, 2011
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Police collect unused prescription drugs in Chippewa CountyWEAU-TV 13The goal is to get the pills out of the reach of children and to not have the drugs sold illegally. Making sure the medications are properly disposed of also prevents ground and water...

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DEA targets prescription drug abuse in Bay Area – KGO-TV

April 30, 2011
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DEA targets prescription drug abuse in Bay Area – KGO-TV

Los Angeles TimesDEA targets prescription drug abuse in Bay AreaKGO-TVSAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Drug Enforcement Agency is targeting the unused prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet. It says legal drugs are just as much of a threat as the illega...

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Police collect unused prescription drugs in Chippewa Falls – WEAU-TV 13

April 30, 2011
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Police collect unused prescription drugs in Chippewa FallsWEAU-TV 13For example we will not post a comment accusing someone of being a drug dealer or child molester if they have not been charged with that crime. We don't post comments that indulge ...

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Bags of Prescription Drugs Turned Into Beckley Police – State Journal

April 30, 2011
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Bags of Prescription Drugs Turned Into Beckley Police – State Journal

WVNS-TVBags of Prescription Drugs Turned Into Beckley PoliceState Journal... get to the streets where it becomes a police problem." The event offered a no-questions asked policy. Law enforcement believe this is a great start to keeping prescriptio...

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Central Floridians dump unwanted prescription drugs – Orlando Sentinel

April 30, 2011
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Central Floridians dump unwanted prescription drugs – Orlando Sentinel

Sun-SentinelCentral Floridians dump unwanted prescription drugsOrlando SentinelAcross Central Florida on Saturday, people cleared off old prescription drugs from their shelves and handed them over to local law enforcement as part of a national effort t...

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Prescription Drug Takeback Initiative – WBKO

April 30, 2011
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Prescription Drug Takeback InitiativeWBKOThere were three different locations where people could drop off old prescription drugs, o questions asked. According to the Warren County Drug Task Force, 82 Kentuckians die on average each month from drug over...

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Police collect unwanted prescription drugs – KNDO/KNDU

April 30, 2011
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Police collect unwanted prescription drugsKNDO/KNDUHundreds of pounds of unwanted prescription drugs were collected at the Kennewick Police Department Saturday. Last September law enforcement across the country collected 121 tons of prescription drugs,...

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Morris Plains among many towns collecting unwanted medications – Dailyrecord.com

April 30, 2011
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Morris Plains among many towns collecting unwanted medicationsDailyrecord.comTeens can "graduate" from abusing prescription drugs to more hard-core drugs like heroin, he said. Besides helping to curb drug abuse, drop-off sites allow the drugs...

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Dispose of Unused Prescription Drugs on Saturday – BusinessWeek

April 30, 2011
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Dispose of Unused Prescription Drugs on Saturday – BusinessWeek

ABC NewsDispose of Unused Prescription Drugs on SaturdayBusinessWeekFRIDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Americans can turn in unused prescription drugs at more than 4700 sites nationwide on Saturday as part of the US Drug Enforcement Administration&#3...

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Local agencies team up to reduce prescription drug overdoses – Fox 13 Now – Salt Lake City

April 30, 2011
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Local agencies team up to reduce prescription drug overdosesFox 13 Now - Salt Lake CityLocal law enforcement from across the state came together Saturday in an attempt to reduce the number of prescription drug overdoses in Utah. Prescription drug overd...

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Local Law Enforcement Collect Unwanted Prescription Drugs – WHSV

April 30, 2011
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Local Law Enforcement Collect Unwanted Prescription DrugsWHSVLaw enforcement agencies in the Valley and across the nation spent Saturday collecting unwanted prescription drugs. The partnership between law enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Agency all...

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Police hold prescription drug drop-off – WTHI

April 30, 2011
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Police hold prescription drug drop-off – WTHI

Orlando SentinelPolice hold prescription drug drop-offWTHIVINCENNES, Ind. (WTHI) - Throwing away your prescription medications can hurt the environment. But, that's not the only reason police nationwide were asking for your expired drugs Saturday. ...

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Drug take-back fights prescription drug abuse – kjrh.com

April 30, 2011
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Drug take-back fights prescription drug abusekjrh.comAccording to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, last year more than 660 Oklahomans died from accidental drug overdose. Nearly 80 percent of those deaths were from prescription drugs. "You shouldn...

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The Epicenter of America’s Deadly Drug Problem: Is Florida Doing Enough? – Fox News (blog)

April 30, 2011
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The Epicenter of America's Deadly Drug Problem: Is Florida Doing Enough?Fox News (blog)An estimated seven people in Florida die in a prescription drug-related incident every day. Both Scott and Bondi admit Florida has a real problem. "It's...

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Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day This Saturday – ThirdAge

April 30, 2011
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Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day This Saturday – ThirdAge

Los Angeles TimesPrescription Drug Drop-Off Day This SaturdayThirdAgePrescription Drug Take-Back Day, taking place this Saturday April 30 th , allows Americans to return unused prescription drugs at over 4700 sites nationwide. This free event is put on...

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Morris Prosecutor’s Office collects prescription drugs in Morris Plains for … – Dailyrecord.com

April 30, 2011
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Morris Prosecutor's Office collects prescription drugs in Morris Plains for ...Dailyrecord.comPolice Department had collected enough prescription medications at the Speedwell Ave. drop-off site to nearly fill three collection bins. The medications ...

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DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Program – KRGV

April 30, 2011
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DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Program – KRGV

Los Angeles TimesDEA Prescription Drug Take Back ProgramKRGVSaturday from 10 am to 2 pm, DEA and its partners will hold their second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. They encourage folks to turn in their old prescription drugs. This will help ...

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Maine launches 2nd annual prescription take-back – Danbury News Times

April 30, 2011
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Maine launches 2nd annual prescription take-backDanbury News TimesOfficials promoting Take-Back Day encouraged Mainers to go through their medicine cabinets to remove unwanted and expired prescription drugs. One of the goals was to properly dispose of ...

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