PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY

PEOPLE LOOKING TO DISPOSE OF UNNEEDED OR OUTDATED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS NOW HAVE A SOLUTION.

SIOUX CITY POLICE AND LOCAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OFFICERS WILL STAGE THE FALL NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK ON SATURDAY

OFFICER CHAD SHEEHAN SAYS THE TAKE BACK IS IS THE BEST ALTERNATIVE FOR DISPOSING OF THE PRESCRIPTIONS:



SHEEHAN SAYS OFFICERS WILL BE MANNING FIVE LOCATIONS FROM 10AM UNTIL 2PM TO COLLECT TABLETS, CAPSULES AND OTHER TYPES OF SOLID MEDICATION.



ACCORDING TO A 2008 NATIONAL SURVEY, THE NON-MEDICAL USE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS RANKS SECOND ONLY TO MARIJUANA AS THE MOST PREVALENT CATEGORY OF DRUG USE IN THE UNITED STATES.