New Jersey residents can now join the fight
against prescription drug abuse, right in their own
homes.
Operation
Medicine Cabinet, a day of amnesty to dispose of unused, unwanted
and expired medications in the home, has been scheduled for
November 14, 2009, from 10 a.m until 2 p.m. “Operation
Medicine Cabinet” will give New Jersey residents the
opportunity to rid their homes and medicine cabinets of unused,
unwanted and expired medicine. The program will allow New Jersey
residents to deliver all of their unused, unwanted or expired
medications to law enforcement officials, who can in-turn dispose
of these controlled substances is a safe and non-hazardous
manner . Currently, more than 70% of people who abuse prescription
painkillers say they get them from family or friends, often
in the home or right out of medicine cabinets.
The Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA)- New Jersey Division, in conjunction with
the New Jersey Attorney General’s
Office and the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ),
have come together to support this day and to educate New Jersey
residents about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and
the easy accessibility of these drugs. This initiative will
be held in partnership with several law enforcement and substance
abuse prevention organizations.
Jersey residents who are looking
for information on their local collection sites should visit
Operation Medicine Cabinet
is the first state-wide prescription drug disposal program
in the nation.
Beth Jacobson, M.A., C.P.S.
Addictions Services Administrator
Morris County Dept. of Human Services
Phone: (973) 285-6867
Fax: (973) 285-6713
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