Prescription Drug Take Back Collects Over 3,800 Pounds In 2023
November 16, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.
The Drug Enforcement Administration sponsors nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiatives.
The “Take Back” seeks to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs, according to a news release from Kosciusko Coalition on Drug Education (KCODE).
The drug overdose epidemic in the United States is a clear and present public health, public safety and national security threat, the release states. The utilization of prescription drug drop-off boxes reflects the commitment to Americans’ safety and health, encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.
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 in partnership with Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office, Kosciusko Cares and Kosciusko Drug Free Coalition, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Silver Lake Police Department, Winona Lake Police Department, Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Milford and Syracuse police departments.
During the months of April through October 2023, Kosciusko County residents properly disposed of 341 pounds of medication through the initiative. The total amount of properly disposed medication through the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box initiative is 3,800.5 pounds and countless lives that may have been saved, the release states.
Drop box locations for proper disposal of prescription medications:
• Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, 221 W. Main St., Warsaw.
• Claypool, 408 S. Graceland Ave., Claypool.
• 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 Drug Enforcement Administration sponsors nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiatives.
The “Take Back” seeks to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs, according to a news release from Kosciusko Coalition on Drug Education (KCODE).
The drug overdose epidemic in the United States is a clear and present public health, public safety and national security threat, the release states. The utilization of prescription drug drop-off boxes reflects the commitment to Americans’ safety and health, encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.
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 in partnership with Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office, Kosciusko Cares and Kosciusko Drug Free Coalition, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Silver Lake Police Department, Winona Lake Police Department, Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Milford and Syracuse police departments.
During the months of April through October 2023, Kosciusko County residents properly disposed of 341 pounds of medication through the initiative. The total amount of properly disposed medication through the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box initiative is 3,800.5 pounds and countless lives that may have been saved, the release states.
Drop box locations for proper disposal of prescription medications:
• Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, 221 W. Main St., Warsaw.
• Claypool, 408 S. Graceland Ave., Claypool.
• 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.