22 Boxes Of Prescription Drugs Disposed Of In April In Kosciusko County
May 1, 2023 at 9:54 p.m.
By Staff Report-
The “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs, according to a news release from the Kosciusko Coalition on Drug Education (K-CODE).
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. K-CODE 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 homes are highly susceptible to diversion and misuse. The rate of prescription drug misuse in the U.S. is alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these medications. 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 medications, according to the release. Kosciusko County residents are encouraged to use the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box locations to create a safer and healthier Kosciusko County.
In April 2023, 22 boxes from Kosciusko County weighing 673.5 pounds were disposed through the initiative.
In the past three years, 3,459.5 pounds of medication have been processed through the Kosciusko County initiative.
“These numbers are huge in trying to help win the fight against the opioid epidemic that we are seeing throughout the U.S. I was recently informed that Kosciusko County is the largest area participant in collecting and disposing of unwanted prescription pills,” said Ben Sanders, Claypool town marshal and K-CODE Prescription Drug Take Back director.
Drop-Off Boxes are located at:
• Claypool Police Department, 408 S. Graceland Ave., Claypool
• Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, 221 W. Main St., Warsaw
• Pierceton Police Department, 207 N. 1st St., Pierceton
• 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
• Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office, 1275 W. Lake St., Warsaw
The “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs, according to a news release from the Kosciusko Coalition on Drug Education (K-CODE).
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. K-CODE 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 homes are highly susceptible to diversion and misuse. The rate of prescription drug misuse in the U.S. is alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these medications. 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 medications, according to the release. Kosciusko County residents are encouraged to use the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box locations to create a safer and healthier Kosciusko County.
In April 2023, 22 boxes from Kosciusko County weighing 673.5 pounds were disposed through the initiative.
In the past three years, 3,459.5 pounds of medication have been processed through the Kosciusko County initiative.
“These numbers are huge in trying to help win the fight against the opioid epidemic that we are seeing throughout the U.S. I was recently informed that Kosciusko County is the largest area participant in collecting and disposing of unwanted prescription pills,” said Ben Sanders, Claypool town marshal and K-CODE Prescription Drug Take Back director.
Drop-Off Boxes are located at:
• Claypool Police Department, 408 S. Graceland Ave., Claypool
• Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, 221 W. Main St., Warsaw
• Pierceton Police Department, 207 N. 1st St., Pierceton
• 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
• Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office, 1275 W. Lake St., Warsaw
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