Peekskill Police to Host Drug Take Back Day Saturday

Editor's Note: The following release was submitted by the Peekskill Police Department.

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On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Peekskill Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration 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 the Peekskill Police Department at 2 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, New York.  The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

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.

Please join us in our efforts to eradicate prescription drug abuse by dropping off your expired or unused medication on April 27, 2013!