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National Drug Take Back Day

RX Drugs Drug Take Back Day is April 26th

MCCA (Midwestern Connecticut Council of Alcoholism), Stand
Together Make a Difference (Danbury’s local substance abuse prevention coalition),
and Danbury Police Department in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) are partnering to sponsor a prescription drug take back
day on Sat. April  26, 2014.


This will give the public another opportunity to prevent
pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications. Bring your medications to the Danbury Police Department, 375 Main St. Danbury, CT from 10:00am-2pm for safe
disposal.

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Last year, 108.3 lbs of prescription drugs were collected
in Danbury.  Multiply that times the manycommunities across the state that are involved with the program and that’s alot of drugs out of the reach of our youth. Since 1990, prescription drug overdose rates have tripled. This includes both accidental and intentional
deaths.


This
initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.  Medicines that remain in home cabinets are
highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Studies show that a majority
of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines-flushing them
down the toilet or throwing them in the trash- both pose potential safety and
health hazards.

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To inquire,
please contact Terry Budlong, Director of Prevention Services at the MCCA, tbudlong@mccaonline.com or LT John Browne at the Police Department, j.browne@danbury-ct.gov





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