On October 28, the Magee Police Department and the DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with the state to remove potentially controlled substances from the nation’s medicine cabinets.
According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, twice as many Americans regularly abuse prescription drugs as the number of those who regularly use cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin and inhalants combined.
The study revealed that more than 70 percent of people abusing prescription pain relievers got them through friends or relatives, a statistic that includes raiding the family medicine cabinet.
Expired, unused, or unwanted controlled substances in homes are a potential source that fuel this abuse and are an unacceptable risk to public health and safety.
The drop site will be the Magee Police Department on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
“The Magee Police Department thanks you for your support and for joining us in this effort to raise awareness and remove these substances from our city and state,” said Chief Randy Crawford.
