HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-05-09, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013. PAGE 17. OPP to hold prescription drug drop-off dayThe misuse and abuse ofprescription medications has become a public safety issue forcommunities and police services
across the country, the OPP says.
The Huron County OPP
detachment will be working with
police services across Canada to
draw attention to this public safety
concern by fully supporting and
participating in the Prescription
Drug Drop-Off Day on Saturday,
May 11.Prescription Drug Drop-Off Daywas announced at a news conferencelast week in Toronto. Hosted by the
Ontario Association of Chiefs of
Police (OACP), police and medical
officials announced a province-wide
initiative that will provide residents
of Ontario with an opportunity to
dispose of old and unused
prescription medications to keep
them from falling into the wrong
hands. Locally, the Prescription DrugDrop-Off will be located at 180Cambria Road North in Goderich at
the Maitland Valley Medical Centre
parking lot. For those not familiar
with the location it is adjacent to the
Alexandra Marine & General
Hospital emergency department
entrance. The event will take place
between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., rain or
shine.
Everyone is encouraged to takeadvantage of this free opportunity tosafely dispose of all unwanted,unused and expired prescription
medications in their homes. The
drop off process will be quick
and simple and participants will
not even have to leave their vehicles.
“Ontarians are among the highest
users of prescription medications
containing narcotics in the country,”
OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis
said. “The number of deaths hasrisen due to drug misuse; often,young people will use medicationsfound in their home medicine
cabinets to get high. On May 11,
police and medical officials will
work together to combat this serious
public health threat.”
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