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Tredyffrin Township & ARCH
are partnering once again to promote
TAKE BACK UNWANTED
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
April 27, 2013
Tredyffrin Township Building
On Saturday, April 27, from 10 am to 2 pm, Tredyffrin Township, ARCH 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 medications for disposal to Tredyffrin Township Building, 1100 DuPortail Rd in Chesterbrook. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
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Tredyffrin offers ongoing disposal option. Click on photo to read more.
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Last September, Americans turned in 244 tons of prescription drugs at over 5,200 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners. In its five previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 2 million pounds (over a thousand tons) of pills.
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
This event is open to the community.
Sincerely,
Your friends at ARCH
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