Operation Medicine Cabinet II
Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Event
Are you tired of your medicine cabinet being cluttered with old, half-full pill bottles you no longer need? Is your pill drawer so full that it won’t open? Do you want to properly dispose of your old drugs but aren’t sure what to do with them?
On Saturday, September 25, Arkansas will participate in a nationwide prescription drug “take-back” event. This is a perfect opportunity to get rid of all your unwanted pills or other medications—both prescription and those you bought over-the-counter.
Over 150 collection sites are currently planned, with more being added every
day. Federal, state, or local law enforcement officers will be on hand at each site to ensure that all pills are collected and destroyed in a safe, legal and environmentally friendly manner.
Your participation in this event will help reduce the supply of prescription drugs available to those who might otherwise try to steal, abuse, or sell them.
It will also help prevent these drugs from ever being flushed down the toilet and damaging our water supply. Most importantly, it will keep them out of the hands of our children, grandchildren and teens. As part of this initiative the Benton Police Department will be handing out gift cards while quantities last.
This initiative is being sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of the Drug Director Fran Flener, Office of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Sheriffs and Chiefs Associations, State Board of Pharmacy, and over 70 other agencies, prevention coalitions, businesses and community organizations.
City of Benton residents may drop off unwanted prescription medicines on Sept. 25th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the following locations:
*Benton Police Department, 114 S .East St.
*Ferguson’s Furniture, corner of Ferguson Dr./Military Rd.
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Source: Aging Arkansas