Permanent Drug Drop-Box Installed at Decatur Police Department
Decatur Metro | October 24, 2016 | 5:38 pm
From Decatur Police Lt. Jennifer Ross…
Through our partnership with DPI (Decatur Prevention Initiative) and the support of Mayor Patti Garrett, the Decatur Police Department has obtained a permanent drug drop-box through a grant made possible by CVS/pharmacy and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids.
The drug drop-box has been installed in the front lobby of the police department, located at 420 West Trinity Place, Decatur, GA 30030, to the right of the “Police” window in front of the elevator. You can now stop by at any time and drop expired, unused and unwanted medications into the drop box at your convenience.
Please do NOT drop needles or liquid medications into the drop-box.
For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs go to http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/
This is great and I’m so glad it’s there. After my mom died a few years ago, I took her medicine to the nurses where she lived. No offer to take it.. I took her medicine to the Walgreen’s that filled the prescriptions. They advised to flush it (and there were some heavy duty pain killers in there). No one was willing to accept it.
My mom-in-law died 2 months ago, and we’ve been holding on to her medicine wondering what to do. It’s amazing that the need to dispose of medicine responsibly has been overlooked. Thank you!
Fantastic idea! It’s risky to hold on to drugs waiting for a disposal day or because you don’t know what disposal method goes with which drug. They can be misused by others in the home or visitors/workers coming into the home plus attract crime.