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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day - Oct 27 2018
Bring your pills for disposal to the San Bruno Police Department at 1177 Huntington Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066 - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Article Source: San Bruno CA Police Department
PRESS RELEASE - October 19, 2018
EVENT: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
LOCATION: San Bruno Police Department
EVENT DATE: Saturday, October 27, 2018
EVENT TIME: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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On Saturday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the San Bruno Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration 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 the San Bruno Police Department at 1177 Huntington Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066. (The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, 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, misuse, 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 methods for disposing of unused medicines-flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash-both pose potential safety and health hazards.
For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the Take Back Day event, go to the DEA Diversion website ( https://takebackday.dea.gov/ ) or contact San Bruno Police Community Service Officer Leticia Soto at (650) 616-7100.
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