Take Back Day Seeks To Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse
Take Back Day Seeks To Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse
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Take Back Day Seeks To Prevent Prescription Drug MisuseSaturday, the Drug Enforcement Administration is sponsoring the annual, nationwide “Take Back Day” initiative.
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
