Drug Take Back Day aims to rid area homes of unwanted medications
Drop off location in Kimberling City
Did you know that 53 percent of misused prescription drugs come from family and friends? The source of those prescription drugs is often the home medicine cabinet.
Saturday, April 27, the Kimberling City Police Department will host a prescription drug take-back site in Stone County during the DEA National Rx Drug Take Back Day. The Drug Take Back site will be hosted at the Port of Kimberling Marina and Resort in conjunction with the Heart Health & Recovery Walk.
The Brook Wellness Center, Stone County Community Health Coalition, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention Team, and Drug Free Ozarks have partnered with the Kimberling City Police Department to promote safe medication disposal as a part of the event. Coalition volunteers will be on site during the event handing out free medication safety information and medication destruction packets.
“Each Take Back event gives community members the opportunity to rid their homes of potentially dangerous expired and unused prescription medications,” says Marietta Hagan, CoxHealth project coordinator and member of the coalitions.
Drug Take Back Days are a great alternative to flushing medications, which is discouraged. Drug Take Back Days and the use of the permanent drug drop boxes protects area waterways from contamination from medications. City and county sewer systems and private septic systems are designed to treat biological waste and do not remove medications that are flushed down the toilet or dropped down a sink.
During the Take Back Day, the medication drop off location will be set up at the Kimberling City Police Department booth on October 27 from 9am to Noon at the Heart Health & Recovery Walk. The walk takes place at the Port of Kimberling Marina & Resort at 201 Marina Way in Kimberling City.
Over-the-counter medications, pet medications, and prescription medications are accepted in pill form, liquid form, patches, and creams. No inhalers or needles/ syringes accepted.
Did you know that 53 percent of misused prescription drugs come from family and friends? The source of those prescription drugs is often the home medicine cabinet.
Saturday, April 27, the Kimberling City Police Department will host a prescription drug take-back site in Stone County during the DEA National Rx Drug Take Back Day. The Drug Take Back site will be hosted at the Port of Kimberling Marina and Resort in conjunction with the Heart Health & Recovery Walk.
The Brook Wellness Center, Stone County Community Health Coalition, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention Team, and Drug Free Ozarks have partnered with the Kimberling City Police Department to promote safe medication disposal as a part of the event. Coalition volunteers will be on site during the event handing out free medication safety information and medication destruction packets.
“Each Take Back event gives community members the opportunity to rid their homes of potentially dangerous expired and unused prescription medications,” says Marietta Hagan, CoxHealth project coordinator and member of the coalitions.
Drug Take Back Days are a great alternative to flushing medications, which is discouraged. Drug Take Back Days and the use of the permanent drug drop boxes protects area waterways from contamination from medications. City and county sewer systems and private septic systems are designed to treat biological waste and do not remove medications that are flushed down the toilet or dropped down a sink.
During the Take Back Day, the medication drop off location will be set up at the Kimberling City Police Department booth on October 27 from 9am to Noon at the Heart Health & Recovery Walk. The walk takes place at the Port of Kimberling Marina & Resort at 201 Marina Way in Kimberling City.
Over-the-counter medications, pet medications, and prescription medications are accepted in pill form, liquid form, patches, and creams. No inhalers or needles/ syringes accepted.