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DESCRIPTION:Dispose of Unused or Expired Medications at Drug Take Back Day
  Drop-Off Locations on October 28\, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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SUMMARY:Drug Take Back Day at Fire Station 210 on Oct 28\, 2023
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CATEGORIES:Criminal Justice
CATEGORIES:DCHS
CATEGORIES:Eco-City
CATEGORIES:Fire Department
CATEGORIES:Health
CATEGORIES:Mt. Vernon Ave.
CATEGORIES:Parents
CATEGORIES:Public Safety
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=54637\n\nSafely dispose of unneeded prescription and ov
 er-the-counter medications\, including those prescribed by veterinarians\
 , during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 28 from 10 a
 .m. - 2 p.m.\n\nAs part of the Drug Enforcement Agency's National Drug Ta
 ke Back Day\, the Alexandria Police Department\, Alexandria Sheriff's Off
 ice\, and Alexandria Health Department\, with cooperation from the Substa
 nce Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria\, are staffing multiple drop
 -off locations for safe medication disposal.\n\nDrop off unused or expire
 d medication at Fire Station 210 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. No needles a
 re accepted at this site.\n\nCan't make it to Drug Take Back Day?  Dispos
 e of medications year-round at one of these permanent drug drop box locat
 ions:\n\nThe Neighborhood Pharmacy\n2204 Mount Vernon Ave.\nMonday - Frid
 ay: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.\nSaturday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.\nSunday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.\
 n\nAlexandria Police Headquarters\n3600 Wheeler Ave.\nJust inside the ent
 rance\nAvailable 24/7\n\nInova Alexandria Hospital\n4320 Seminary Rd.\nVi
 sitor's Lobby\nNext to the cashier's window\nDaily: 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.\nNEE
 DLE DISPOSAL BOX ALSO AVAILABLE AT THIS LOCATION!\n\nThis initiative addr
 esses a vital public safety and public health issue. Many Americans are n
 ot aware that medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly suscept
 ible to diversion\, misuse and abuse. Studies show that the majority of m
 isused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends\, includin
 g from home medicine cabinets. In addition\, many Americans do not know h
 ow to properly dispose of unused medication\, often flushing it down the 
 toilet or throwing it away - both potential safety and health hazards.\n\
 nDrug take back days and permanent drop boxes also support the goals of t
 he Eco-City Alexandria initiative to promote a place where people can liv
 e healthier and economically productive lives\, while reducing their impa
 ct on the environment.\n\nThe service is free and anonymous\; no question
 s asked.\n\nTo learn more about ways to prevent substance use and misuse\
 , visit alexandriava.gov/SAPCA\n\nTo learn more about safe medicine dispo
 sal\, visit alexandriava.gov/Opioids\n\n\nLocation: Fire Station 210\nAud
 ience: Anyone may attend\nTags: APDCalendar\, Criminal Justice\, DCHS\, E
 co-City\, Fire Department\, Health\, Mt. Vernon Ave.\, Parents\, Public S
 afety\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.g
 ov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=54637\n\nWeb resources:\n\nLearn more about
  this event.\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/SAPCA\n\nLearn more about safe
  medication disposal.\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/opioids/disposing-of-
 unused-and-expired-medication-safely\n
DTEND:20231028T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20231004T182216Z
DTSTART:20231028T140000Z
LOCATION:Fire Station 210
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Drug Take Back Day at Fire Station 210
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/SAPCA
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=54637">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=54637</a><br />\n<br />Safely dispose of 
 unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications\, including those 
 prescribed by veterinarians\, during National Prescription Drug Take Back
  Day on October 28 from 10 a.m. ? 2 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />As part of the Dr
 ug Enforcement Agency?s National Drug Take Back Day\, the Alexandria Poli
 ce Department\, Alexandria Sheriff?s Office\, and Alexandria Health Depar
 tment\, with cooperation from the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of
  Alexandria\, are staffing multiple drop-off locations for safe medicatio
 n disposal.\n<br />\n<br />Drop off unused or expired medication at Fire 
 Station 210 from 10:00 a.m. ? 2:00 p.m. No needles are accepted at this s
 ite.\n<br />\n<br />Can?t make it to Drug Take Back Day?  Dispose of medi
 cations year-round at one of these permanent drug drop box locations:\n<b
 r />\n<br />The Neighborhood Pharmacy\n<br />2204 Mount Vernon Ave.\n<br 
 />Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.\n<br />Saturday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.\n<br 
 />Sunday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />Alexandria Police Headquarters\
 n<br />3600 Wheeler Ave.\n<br />Just inside the entrance\n<br />Available
  24/7\n<br />\n<br />Inova Alexandria Hospital\n<br />4320 Seminary Rd.\n
 <br />Visitor?s Lobby\n<br />Next to the cashier?s window\n<br />Daily: 8
  a.m. - 11 p.m.\n<br />NEEDLE DISPOSAL BOX ALSO AVAILABLE AT THIS LOCATIO
 N!\n<br />\n<br />This initiative addresses a vital public safety and pub
 lic health issue. Many Americans are not aware that medicines that langui
 sh in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion\, misuse and abus
 e. Studies show that the majority of misused prescription drugs are obtai
 ned from family and friends\, including from home medicine cabinets. In a
 ddition\, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of unused me
 dication\, often flushing it down the toilet or throwing it away ? both p
 otential safety and health hazards.\n<br />\n<br />Drug take back days an
 d permanent drop boxes also support the goals of the Eco-City Alexandria 
 initiative to promote a place where people can live healthier and economi
 cally productive lives\, while reducing their impact on the environment.\
 n<br />\n<br />The service is free and anonymous\; no questions asked.\n<
 br />\n<br />To learn more about ways to prevent substance use and misuse
 \, visit alexandriava.gov/SAPCA\n<br />\n<br />To learn more about safe m
 edicine disposal\, visit alexandriava.gov/Opioids\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />
 Location: Fire Station 210\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags
 : APDCalendar\, Criminal Justice\, DCHS\, Eco-City\, Fire Department\, He
 alth\, Mt. Vernon Ave.\, Parents\, Public Safety\n<br />\n<br />Import th
 is event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.a
 spx?id=1&amp\;si=54637<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/SAPCA">
 Learn more about this event.</a><br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.g
 ov/opioids/disposing-of-unused-and-expired-medication-safely">Learn more 
 about safe medication disposal.</a><br>\n
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