OCTOBER 22 AT WASTE COMMISSION OF SCOTT COUNTY, 5640 CAREY AVENUE IN DAVENPORT
On Saturday, October 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, the Waste Commission of Scott County and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to Waste Commission of Scott County at 5640 Carey Avenue in Davenport. (The DEA cannot accept liquids only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuses and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. 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 method for disposing of unused medicines – flushing them down the toilet – poses potential safety and health hazards.
For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the October 22 Take Back Day event, go to the DEA Diversion website at www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov, Scott County Sheriff’s Office website at www.scottcountyiowa/sheriff.com or Waste Commission of Scott County website at www.wastecom.com.
