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Yahoo
09-05-2025
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More than a ton of unwanted medications collected in Amherst during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Community members in Amherst disposed of over a ton of unused medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day last month. Residents cleaned out their medicine cabinets and dropped off any old medications during the Drug Take Back Day event held on April 26th at Wildwood Elementary School. The national event is meant to safely dispose of unwanted or expired medications and make sure they never end up in the wrong hands. Trump Administration terminates 2025 NEA grant at Amherst Cinema During the event, Amherst Police Officer Damon and Captain Young worked along with John Demko and Marcy Brougham from the Hampshire County Sheriff's department and collected a total of 2,175 pounds of drugs to be destroyed. According to the DEA, the majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from family, friends, or a medicine cabinet at home. The most important part of these events is to remind the public that there is a safe way of disposal. If you were unable to drop off your unused or expired drugs on Saturday, there are year-round drop-off locations across western Massachusetts. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
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Lancaster County collects 398 lbs of meds on Drug Take Back Day
LANCASTER, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says the Drug Enforcement Administration National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, April 26, was a huge success. The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, the Lancaster Police Department, the Coalition for Healthy Youth, the Children's Council and Counseling Services of Lancaster partnered to collect outdated or unneeded medications at locations in Indian Land, Lancaster and Heath Springs. Representatives from all these agencies and organizations were on hand at the drive-through event to collect items for anonymous and safe disposal. Almost 150 people showed up. The total of medications collected was over 398 pounds, which beat the amount collected at the last event in October 2024, 109 pounds. This event is held twice a year nationwide. However, locations are available throughout the county year-round to drop off medications. The locations are the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, 1520 Pageland Highway, Lancaster (24 hours a day); the Indian Land Substation at 1821 Sandal Brook Road, Indian Land (regular business hours); the Kershaw Substation at Kershaw Town Hall, 113 South Hampton Street, Kershaw (regular business hours); and the Lancaster Police Department, 405 East Arch Street, Lancaster (24 hours a day). Only pills and patches may be dropped off. Liquids and needles are not accepted. No special packaging is required. Labels identifying patients and medications are removed, and all medications are safely destroyed. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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28-04-2025
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More than 600 pounds of unwanted medications collected in Springfield during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Saturday was National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and community members in Springfield disposed of over 600 pounds of unused medications. Residents cleaned out their medicine cabinets and dropped off any old medications during the Drug Take Back Day event held on Saturday at Central High School. The national event is meant to safely dispose of unwanted or expired medications and make sure they never end up in the wrong hands. Local officials run drop-off sites on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day According to the DEA, the majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from family, friends, or a medicine cabinet at home. The most important part of these events is to remind the public that there is a safe way of disposal. On Saturday, Springfield Police, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Hampden County Sheriff's Department, collected 608 pounds of unused or expired medications. If you were unable to drop off your unused or expired drugs on Saturday, there are year-round drop-off locations across western Massachusetts. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
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Multiple drug take back sites open Saturday part of the DEA's national Drug Take Back Day
The Brief Multiple drug take back sites were open on Saturday as part of the DEA's national Drug Take Back Day. Last year, nationwide, they collected more than 1.3 million pounds of unused medications. The effort is part of the US Drug Enforcement Agency's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day hosted twice a year in April and October. TAMPA - Something as simple as cleaning out your medicine cabinet can sometimes be all it takes to save lives. "A lot of folks go under the impression that, jeez, I've paid for this medication. I don't want to throw it out in case I need it at some point in time," Hillsborough Recovery Coalition Board Member Joe Wiesen said. However, sometimes that medication, especially narcotics, can end up in the wrong hands unintentionally. "Nobody wants to be that person who feeds the addiction of somebody else, so if you have somebody in your home that's going to pilfer through your drawers or your medicine cabinet, it could be a friend of a friend or a relative of a relative, and maybe they do have an addiction issue, you don't want to be the person that kind of feeds that," Wiesen said. It's why local organizations like the Hillsborough Recovery Coalition and the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance opened multiple drug take back locations Saturday, including this one here at Tampa Police Headquarters which is one of several drop off sites across the Bay. When it comes to the drug crisis, fentanyl is the biggest problem. "Just a little bit can kill a person, and it's really sad because unknowingly people take it. People wouldn't take it if they knew what it was and what it would do," Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance Board Member Teresa Miller said. What they're saying The effort is part of the US Drug Enforcement Agency's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day hosted twice a year in April and October. Last year, nationwide, they collected more than 1.3 million pounds of unused medications. While the collections are helpful, organizers hope it shines a brighter light on the need for more access and options for treatment for addicts. "We're moving in the right direction, but we need dollars, we need support, we back up. Let's take the shame out of this," Wiesen said. CLICK HERE:>>>Follow FOX 13 on YouTube The Source Information for this story was gathered by FOX 13's Jordan Bowen. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app: Apple | Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
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27-04-2025
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DeWitt police join national drug take-back initiative
DEWITT, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The DeWitt police department was one of many law enforcement agencies across the nation participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration's bi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Police were collecting prescription drugs at Wegmans in DeWitt. The DEA started doing the take back to make sure prescription drugs don't fall into the wrong hands and so people can safely clean out their medicine cabinets. At the last take back in October, 314 tons of drugs were collected across the country. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
