Prescription Drug “Take Back” day: Saturday, Apr. 30th, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Wild Rose Village Hall, 500 Main Street, Wild Rose
The Waushara County Sheriff’s Department, Waushara County Health Department and the Department of Human Services are participating in the Prescription Drug “Take Back” day. This collection event will be held at the Wild Rose Village Hall, located at 500 Main Street in Wild Rose on Saturday, Apr. 30th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
By now most people in Waushara County are aware of prescription pain medication abuse and how it has led to the heroin epidemic. The “Take Back” day offers a great way to get unused medications out of your house and disposed of properly.
Items not accepted are:
•Inhalers
•Oxygen tanks
•Nebulizers
•Sharps/Needles
•EpiPens
•Radioactive Cancer Medication
•Thermometers
The Prescription Drug Take-Back Day provides a safe, secure, and environmentally responsible way to get rid of prescription drugs, while also educating the people about the potential for abuse and trafficking of medications. This is important because the non-medical use of controlled substance (CS) medications is at an all-time high, with 6.8 million Americans reporting having abused prescription drugs in 2012; according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) released in 2013.
That same study revealed more than 54 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers got them through friends or relatives, a statistic that includes raiding the family medicine cabinet.
Get rid of your unwanted medications and make Waushara County a safer place. No questions asked. If you are unable to bring your prescription and non-prescription drugs on April 30th, the following are other areas in the county that provide disposal receptacles that accept all prescription and non-prescription drugs, with the exception of those items listed in the above article:
•Waushara County Sheriff’s Department Office (430 E. Division Street, Wautoma)
•Wild Rose Village Hall (500 Main Street, Wild Rose)
•Redgranite Village Hall (161 Deerborn Street, Redgranite)
•Wautoma City Hall (210 E. Main Street, Wautoma)
Continue to keep Waushara County safe.
