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Press release from the Village of Palatine:
October 18, 2021
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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. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—pose potential safety and health hazards.
For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the October 23rd Take Back Day event, go to DEATakeBack.com or call the Palatine Police Department at 847-359-9000.
This press release was produced by the Village of Palatine. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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