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Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday

Posted: Oct. 27, 2017 12:58 AM PDT

Twice a year, the Grass Valley Police Department, in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration and local groups and agencies, offers a safe and responsible way to dispose of prescription drugs. The fall Take-Back Day is Saturday at the corner of Neal And South Auburn Streets. The Program Manager for one of those local groups, Community Recovery Resources, Shelly Rogers, says it’s good timing. Thursday, President Trump declared a National Public Health Emergency regarding the opioid abuse epidemic…

click to listen to Shelly Rogers

Rogers says many young people raid their parents’ medicine cabinets of opioid containers…

click to listen to Shelly Rogers

Rogers says medications disposed of down the toilet or in the trash end up in water supplies and damage the environment. The Take-Back Day is Saturday from 10am to 3pm.

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