3rd Annual Prescription Drug Turn-In Event

Posted by Jeanette in Action Item, Featured Articles, News on April 21st, 2011 | 9 responses

THANK YOU to all who attended the 3^rd Prescription Drug Turn-In Event in Hillsboro.

93 pounds of drugs were collected; that’s the size of a middle school student!

We hope to have another event in the fall so be sure not to flush your drugs, and keep them locked up at home. Lock boxes can be purchased from HEY for $20.00.

Thank you to all of our volunteers and the HPD staff who made this happen! Check out pictures below!!!

__________________________________________________________________________________________

The public will be able to drop off unwanted or unneeded prescription and non prescription medications on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Hillsboro Police Department located at 250 SE 10^th Street in Hillsboro.

HEY! (Helping Empower Youth Together – Hillsboro), is partnering with the Hillsboro Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for a nation wide prescription and over the counter drug turn in event. This event will feature cities all over Oregon as well as other states joining together to keep our homes and children safer. For more information on this event and to find the location nearest you if it isn’t Hillsboro, or encourage your family and friends all over the US to participate please check out the DEA website; http://www.justice.gov/dea/index.htm.

This event will feature drug abuse education, information of the environmental concerns of the disposal of drugs, and tips to lock up your meds to prevent abuse by teens and others. Brand new prescription drug lock boxes will be raffled throughout the day, or you can purchase one for $20.00 and have it to take home with you! Check out the lock box below;

Police Officers along with evidence technicians will accept all non-liquid prescription and non-prescription drugs from the public and package them for proper destruction at an approved facility. NOT ACCEPTED: illicit substances, needles (including Epi-Pens), mercury thermometers, intravenous solutions, lotions or creams, or medical waste.

IN THE NEWS:

Argus, Oregonian, KATU