Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Oct 28, 2011 at 8:59 AM 5 Comments
If you have expired or unused prescription drugs in your home, Saturday is your opportunity to dispose of them safely. In an ongoing effort to fight prescription-drug abuse by adults and teenagers in the United States, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled October 29, 2011 as a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Each day, approximately, 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet.
On Saturday, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., people can safely dispose of their unwanted or unused prescription drugs at designated collection sites around the country.
Below is a list of local drop-off sites:
Aloha High School
8550 SW Kinnaman Road, Aloha
Beaverton Police Department
Beaverton City Hall
4755 SW Griffith Drive in Beaverton
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Public Safety Training Center parking lot
12700 SE 82nd Avenue in Clackamas
Clark County Sheriff's Office
Fisher's Landing Transit Center
3510 SE 164th Avenue in Vancouver
Lake Oswego Police Department
Lake Oswego Adult Community Center
505 G Avenue Lake in Oswego
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
12240 NE Glisan in Portland
OHSU Department Of Public Safety
Oregon Health & Sciences University emergency room
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road in Portland
Portland Police Bureau - Central Precinct
Portland State University Campus
1880 SW 6th Avenue in Portland
Portland Police Bureau - East Precinct
Gateway Fred Meyer parking lot
1111 NE 102nd in Portland
Portland Police Bureau - North Precinct
North Interstate Fred Meyer parking lot
7404 North Interstate Avenue in Portland
Sherwood Police Department
20495 SW Borchers Dr., Sherwood
Tigard Police Department
Tigard City Hall
13125 SW Hall Blvd in Tigard
Tualatin Police Department
8650 SW Tualatin Road in Tualatin
West Linn Police Department
22825 Willamette Dr, West Linn
Wilsonville Public Works Building
30000 SW Town Center Loop East, Wilsonville
If you are unable to visit one of the above collection sites on Saturday, click here for resources and information for proper disposal of unused medication.
Portland Fire & Rescue
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L. Paulozzi
July 30, 2012 at 2:10 PM
These RX drug take back day initiatives address 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--more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using illicit substances.
L. Paulozzi, M.D.
Director, <a href="http://www.nonfaithbased-drugrehab.org/biophysical-rehab.html">Biophysical Rehabs</a>
L. Paulozzi
July 30, 2012 at 2:11 PM
These RX drug take back day initiatives address 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--more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using illicit substances.
L. Paulozzi, M.D.
Director, Biophysical Drug Rehab Centers
http://www.nonfaithbased-drugrehab.org/biophysical-rehab.html
M. Leach
August 9, 2019 at 6:51 AM
Taking back these drugs is a great start, but those who are already addicted still need help. There are many options available to the Portland community and many addiction services in the state of Oregon. https://www.addicted.org/drug-rehab-oregon.html
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