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Sheriff’s Patrol Stations are Participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
By Ventura County Sheriff Department — Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
 Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office will be providing collection locations for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Citizens can drop off unused or expired medications at patrol station public lobbies on Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program is coordinated by the United States Department of Justice-Drug Enforcement Administration. The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. On a Take Back event in April this year, 742,497 pounds (371 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 5,829 locations manned by 4,312 state, and local law enforcement agencies that partnered with DEA on the event. When added to the collections from DEA’s previous five Take-Back events, more than 2.8 million pounds (1,409 tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation. The following Sheriff’s patrol stations are designated drop-off locations for October 26: • Ojai Police Station: 402 S. Ventura Street, Ojai Other local law enforcement agencies are participating in the event as well. Please visit http://tinyurl.com/NationalPrescriptionTakeback to find the collection location near you. Find out more at http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/ . Nature of Incident: Sheriff’s Patrol Stations are Participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day |
