Prescription Drug Take Back Is April 30
April 21, 2022 at 10:51 p.m.
By Staff Report-
The initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs, according to a news release from Kosciusko Coalition on Druge Education (KCODE).
Prescription drug drop-off boxes are permanently placed in locations throughout Kosciusko County. Area residents are encouraged to safely dispose of prescription medications during the “Prescription Drug Take Back” and throughout the year. KCODE manages the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box initiative.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue, the release states. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion and misuse. The rate of prescription drug misuse in the U.S. is high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that most misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines, flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash, both pose potential safety and health hazards.
The Prescription Drug Take Back events and drug drop-off boxes are safe, popular and responsible ways for the public to legally dispose of prescription drugs. No questions are asked.
Kosciusko County residents are encouraged to use the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box locations:
• Claypool Police Department, 408 S. Graceland Ave, Claypool.
• Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, 221 W. Main St.,Warsaw.
• Mentone Police Department, 201 W. Main St., Mentone.
• Milford Police Department, 121 S. Main St., Milford.
• Silver Lake Police Department, 604 N. Jefferson St., Silver Lake.
• Syracuse Police Department, 310 N. Huntington St., Syracuse.
• Warsaw Police Department, 2191 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw.
• Winona Lake Fire Department, 1000 Kings Hwy., Winona Lake.
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The initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs, according to a news release from Kosciusko Coalition on Druge Education (KCODE).
Prescription drug drop-off boxes are permanently placed in locations throughout Kosciusko County. Area residents are encouraged to safely dispose of prescription medications during the “Prescription Drug Take Back” and throughout the year. KCODE manages the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box initiative.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue, the release states. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion and misuse. The rate of prescription drug misuse in the U.S. is high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that most misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines, flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash, both pose potential safety and health hazards.
The Prescription Drug Take Back events and drug drop-off boxes are safe, popular and responsible ways for the public to legally dispose of prescription drugs. No questions are asked.
Kosciusko County residents are encouraged to use the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box locations:
• Claypool Police Department, 408 S. Graceland Ave, Claypool.
• Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, 221 W. Main St.,Warsaw.
• Mentone Police Department, 201 W. Main St., Mentone.
• Milford Police Department, 121 S. Main St., Milford.
• Silver Lake Police Department, 604 N. Jefferson St., Silver Lake.
• Syracuse Police Department, 310 N. Huntington St., Syracuse.
• Warsaw Police Department, 2191 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw.
• Winona Lake Fire Department, 1000 Kings Hwy., Winona Lake.
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