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Nearly 1,500 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Collected In PW County
The Prince William County police collected more than 1,415 pounds of prescription drugs and vaping devices at Drug Take-Back event.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA — The Prince William County Police Department collected more than 1,415 pounds of unused and expired prescription drugs as well as e-cigarette and vaping devices as part of a Drug Take-Back event on Oct. 24, the department said Thursday.
The national event, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration and local police agencies, is held twice a year, offering people a safe and convenient method to remove prescription medications from their homes.
By turning in unwanted prescription drugs — rather than throwing them away or flushing them down a sink or toilet — they are kept out of the landfill and the water supply.
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For more information about the program, call the Prince William County Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit at 703-792-7270.
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