Saturday, September 25, 2010

GOT DRUGS

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
     That's what the sign says outside of 10 Father Kenney Way, Council on Aging Building. Today residents of Brockton could turn in their expired and unused prescription drugs during the hours of 10 a.m to 2 p.m. The program sponsored by the DEA is a nationwide effort joined by over 3,400 locations today to divert the use of prescription drug abuse and misuse that is on the rise. Many people will flush their old medications down the toilet and in some cases the filtration system cannot eliminate some types of medication. Also to throw them out in the regular trash pick-up is dangerous because if an animal gets into the trash the medications could be found by children and be taken.
10 Father Kenney Way
     Even though the program was sponsored by the DEA, the Brockton Police were on hand to help and assist with the program. Residents can just walk in and drop off their medications anonymously and no questions asked. This is just one way residents can help do their part in keeping the possibility of prescription drug abuse and misuse happening to them. People are having their medications stolen by family members in many cases and  prescription drug abuse in teens is on the rise according to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association. So Today if you have expired or unused prescription medications take a walk or drive down to 10 Father Kenney Way and drop on in and help keep our neighborhoods a little bit safer.
Brockton Police supporting the Program