Eastern Kentucky police take part in national drug take back

The Osage County Sheriff's Office is joining other law enforcement officials across the state in collecting unused leftover medications for safe disposal on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, April 28, 2018.

Bring pills and patches for disposal to the Flint Hills Community Health Center at 420 W. 15th Ave.

Drug Take-Back Day is a collaborative effort of state and local law enforcement and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

If an original container is submitted, all identifying information should be removed from the prescription label. The program is open to the public, and all drop-offs are confidential.

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This medication disposal event has been offered every spring and fall for the last eight years with a goal to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft. That is nearly six tons more than was collected at last spring's event.

Officers will be on hand to collect unused or outdated prescription.

"Prescription drug abuse continues to be a substantial problem in the USA and in the Commonwealth", said Dr. Brooke Rossheim, director of the Rappahannock Area Health District, in the news release. Overall, in its 14 previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners have taken more than 9 million pounds of drugs out of homes and off the street. Studies show that two out of three teenagers who misused pain relievers say they got them from family and friends, including their home's medicine cabinet (Partnership for Drug Free Kids). In addition, Americans are now advised that traditional methods for disposing of unused medicines - flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash - pose potential safety and health hazards and should be avoided.

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