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NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY

On April 26 from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. the Framingham Police Department in concert with the Framingham Board of
Health and Medical Reserve Corps will give the public this annual opportunity
to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous
expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  Bring your pills for disposal to 1 William
Welch Way (inside the police Department lobby. 
We cannot accept needles or sharps, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. 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—both pose
potential safety and health hazards. 

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