Students, faculty and staff members had the opportunity to get rid of their expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs on September 24 at 麻豆原创鈥檚 annual on-campus 鈥淒rug Take Back鈥� event. Hosted by 麻豆原创 Student Health Services and 麻豆原创 Police Department, the event was to educate the 麻豆原创 community on proper drug disposal and offer a convenient way to dispose of medicines for free. Practicing proper drug disposal protects the nation鈥檚 waterways, as well as helps to keep the substances out of the hands of abusers.
A total of 75.5 pounds of medicines was collected; the most since the event was initiated five years ago. 鈥淓ach year we see better and better utilization of this program,鈥� said Brenda Walker, 麻豆原创 pharmacist. 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to see that people are paying attention to the importance of proper drug disposal.鈥�
In addition to the annual event, the 麻豆原创 community can dispose of medications year-round thanks to two permanent drug take back boxes located in the main pharmacy and Student Union.
The event is part of a national take back program administered by the Drug Enforcement Administration). Local law enforcement agencies like 麻豆原创 Police and the DEA will continue to hold prescription drug take-back events every few months.