Politics & Government
Campbell PD Wants Your Prescription Drugs
Campbell PD are holding a prescription drug take back this Saturday, April 27.
Almost everyone has one: extra bottles of prescription drugs for ailments that have since been relieved.
Campbell Police want residents to bring in their expired or no longer needed prescription drugs to the Campbell Police Department, 70 N. First Street, this Saturday, April 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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The drug collection is sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). No questions will be asked.
Saturday's event is the sixth held in three years and, until new regulations are in place, agencies including Campbell PD will continue to hold these "Drug Take Back" events every few months.
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According to a release by Campbell PD, "medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse."
Last September, Americans turned in 244 tons of prescription drugs at over 5,000 collection sites. In its five previous Drug Take Back events, the DEA and its partners took in over 2 million pounds of pills.
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