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Get rid of expired, unused medicines on Saturday

Posted at 9:04 am October 21, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

You can get rid of unused, unwanted, or expired prescription or non-prescription medicines on Saturday. It’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

You can drop off the medications at locations in Clinton, Norris, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, and Rocky Top.

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications, a press release said.

Oak Ridge and Anderson County participate by encouraging residents across the city and county to properly dispose of their unused, unwanted, or expired prescription or non-prescription medicines, the press release said. Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) of Anderson County has partnered with the Oak Ridge Police Department and other law enforcement agencies throughout the county to give two convenient options to residents for proper medicine disposal. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Health, Norris, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Rocky Top, Top Stories Tagged With: Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County, ASAP, Brandan Sharp, Clinton, Clinton Police Department, medicine disposal, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Norris, Norris Police Department, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Police Department, prescription drugs, prescription medications, Rocky Top, Rocky Top Police Department

Today: ASAP helps ORPD, CPD take back expired, unwanted prescription drugs

Posted at 8:48 am April 30, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

You can dispose of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs today in Oak Ridge and Clinton.

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Oak Ridge Police Department and Clinton Police Department. Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration are helping with the event.

It’s the 11th time in six years that an event like this has been held, a press release said.

You can bring your pills for disposal to the ORPD at 200 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge or to the Clinton Police Department at 125 West Broad Street in Clinton. The DEA cannot accept liquids, needles, or sharps, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous. No questions will be asked, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Community, Front Page News, Health, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County, Clinton Police Department, CPD, DEA, medicines, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, prescription drugs, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

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