Take Back Day Seeks To Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse
April 21, 2023 at 9:47 p.m.
Take Back Day Seeks To Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse
By Staff Report-
The “Take Back Day” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription medication.
For more than a decade, Take Back Day has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications — those that are old, unwanted or expired, according to a news release from Kosciusko Coalition on Drug Education (K-CODE). These medications can be a gateway to addiction and have helped fuel the opioid epidemic.
According to a report published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), most people who use a prescription medication for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.
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 “Take Back Day” and throughout the year. K-CODE manages the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box initiative and encourages use of the boxes throughout Kosciusko County.
The drop-off boxes can be found at:
• 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 “Take Back Day” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription medication.
For more than a decade, Take Back Day has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications — those that are old, unwanted or expired, according to a news release from Kosciusko Coalition on Drug Education (K-CODE). These medications can be a gateway to addiction and have helped fuel the opioid epidemic.
According to a report published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), most people who use a prescription medication for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.
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 “Take Back Day” and throughout the year. K-CODE manages the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box initiative and encourages use of the boxes throughout Kosciusko County.
The drop-off boxes can be found at:
• 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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