Tomorrow marks the national Prescription Drug Take Back Day where residents can safely get rid of unused or expired prescription drugs, especially opioid painkillers to keep them out of the hands of addicts.
It's a no-questions-asked service and free; locations include local police stations and event Metro RTA's visitors parking lot. Drop-offs will be accepted between ten in the morning and two in the afternoon.
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(Senators Portman & Brown) Addictive prescription drugs that are thrown away or left untended on shelves and in drawers at home are often stolen and either abused or sold by family members and visitors. That’s why the DEA and thousands of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement and community partners are holding another Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M., at over 5,000 sites around the country, including more than 270 sites in Ohio.The service is free of charge, no questions asked. Both U.S. Senators are backing the effort as a way to support taking prescription painkillers out of household medicine cabinets.
America is experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose, and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers. More than 6.4 million Americans age 12 and over -- 2.4 percent of the population -- abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health released last fall. That’s more than abuse cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine combined. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. The majority of prescription drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet.
Locations around greater Akron:
AKRON POLICE DEPARTMENT | AKRON METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT CENTER VISITOR'S PARKING LOT |
631 S BROADWAY STREET | AKRON | |||
AKRON POLICE DEPARTMENT | AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY |
215 W. BOWERY STREET | AKRON | |||
SUMMIT COUNTY SHERIFF / DRUG UNIT | SUMMIT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / DRUG UNIT | 393 E. TURKEYFOOT LAKE ROAD | AKRON | |||
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT | SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT | 2465 CANFIELD ROAD | AKRON | |||
BARBERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT | THE OLD FIRST MERIT BUILDING | 480 WEST TUSCAWARAS | BARBERTON | |||
CUYAHOGA FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT | WESTERN RESERVE HOSPITAL MAIN ENTRANCE |
1900 23RD ST | CUYAHOGA FALLS | |||
TALLMADGE POLICE DEPARTMENT | TALLMADGE POLICE DEPARTMENT | 53 NORTHEAST AVE | TALLMADGE | |||
TALLMADGE POLICE DEPARTMENT | GIANT EAGLE | 205 WEST AVENUE | TALLMADGE | |||
TALLMADGE POLICE DEPARTMENT | ACME FRESH MARKET | 600 SOUTH AVENUE | TALLMADGE | |||
COPLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT | COPLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT | 1280 SUNSET DRIVE | COPLEY | |||
SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM | GREEN MEDICAL CENTER | 1835 FRANKS PARKWAY | UNIONTOWN | |||
STOW POLICE DEPARTMENT | STOW POLICE DEPARTMENT | 3800 DARROW RD | STOW | |||
BATH POLICE DEPT. | BATH POLICE DEPT. | 3864 W. BATH RD. | AKRON | |||
MEDINA COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE | WADSWORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT | 120 MAPLE STREET | WADSWORTH | |||
SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM | WADSWORTH-RITTMAN MEDICAL CENTER | 195 WADSWORTH ROAD | WADSWORTH | |||
HUDSON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT | HUDSON ACME PLAZA IN FRONT OF THE ACME GROCERY STORE |
116 W. STREETSBORO ST. | HUDSON | |||
BRIMFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT | BRIMFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT | 1287 TALLMADGE RD | KENT | |||
KENT POLICE DEPARTMENT | KENT POLICE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT |
319 S. WATER ST. KENT OHIO | KENT | |||
SOLON POLICE DEPARTMENT | SOLON SENIOR CENTER | 35000 PORTZ PARKWAY | SOLON | |||
MEDINA COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE | MEDINA TWP. P.D. | 4877 FENN ROAD | MEDINA | |||
AURORA POLICE DEPARTMENT | AURORA POLICE DEPARTMENT | 100 S. AURORA RD | AURORA | |||
PORTAGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE | PORTAGE COUNTY WATER RESOURCES | 8116 INFIRMARY RD. | RAVENNA | |||
UH PORTAGE MEDICAL CENTER | UH PORTAGE MEDICAL CENTER DAVID FRASE |
6847 N. CHESTNUT ST | RAVENNA | |||