Date and Time
Saturday Apr 28, 2018
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
Location
– Clinton Police Department, 125 W Broad St, Clinton, TN 37716
– Oak Ridge Police Department, 200 S Tulane Ave, Oak Ridge,
TN 37830
?– Rocky Top Police Department, 104 Lawson St, Rocky Top, TN 37769
Website
Contact Information
For more information, call 865-457-3007 or visit www.asapofanderson.org.
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Description
Rx TakeBack Day in Anderson
April 28 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
FreeAnderson County is participating in the 2018 DEA National Rx TakeBack Day! Come dispose of your unused medicines at one of our TakeBack locations anytime between 10AM and 2PM on April 28th. If you do not dispose of unused medicine properly, it can fall into the wrong hands. If you #takeitothebin, it will be properly dispose of and incinerated.
Collection Sites in Anderson County
– Clinton Police Department, 125 W Broad St, Clinton, TN 37716
– Oak Ridge Police Department, 200 S Tulane Ave, Oak Ridge,
TN 37830
– Rocky Top Police Department, 104 Lawson St, Rocky Top, TN 37769
Each department will be set-up outside in their respective parking lots receive expired or unused medicines.
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If you can’t make it on April 28th, don’t worry! Anderson has PERMANENT DISPOSAL BINS located throughout the county. See below for the site locations. You can drop your unused medicines in the disposal bins anytime.
– Clinton Police Department, 125 W Broad St, Clinton, TN 37716
– Norris Police Department, 9 W Circle Rd, Norris, TN 37828
– Oliver Springs Police Department, 717 Main St, Oliver Springs,
TN 37841
– Oak Ridge Police Department, 200 S Tulane Ave, Oak Ridge,
TN 37830
– Rocky Top Police Department, 104 Lawson St, Rocky Top, TN
37769
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The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.
The DEA’s Take Back Day events provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths.
Items that are accepted for disposal:
• Prescription medications (unwanted, expired, unused)
• Antibiotics/steroids
• Cold and flu medications
• Vitamins/herbal supplements
• Pet medications
• Medication samples
• Medicated ointments/lotions