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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 Goodwin House Alexandria 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=54639\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  Goodwin House Alexandria from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. No 
 needles are accepted at this site.\n\nCan't make it to Drug Take Back Day
 ?  Dispose of medications year-round at one of these permanent drug drop 
 box locations:\n\nThe Neighborhood Pharmacy\n2204 Mount Vernon Ave.\nMond
 ay - Friday: 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 insid
 e the entrance\nAvailable 24/7\n\nInova Alexandria Hospital\n4320 Seminar
 y Rd.\nVisitor's Lobby\nNext to the cashier's window\nDaily: 8 a.m. - 11 
 p.m.\nNEEDLE DISPOSAL BOX ALSO AVAILABLE AT THIS LOCATION!\n\nThis initia
 tive addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Many Americ
 ans are not aware that medicines that languish in home cabinets are highl
 y susceptible to diversion\, misuse and abuse. Studies show that the majo
 rity of misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends\,
  including from home medicine cabinets. In addition\, many Americans do n
 ot know how to properly dispose of unused medication\, often flushing it 
 down the toilet or throwing it away - both potential safety and health ha
 zards.\n\nDrug take back days and permanent drop boxes also support the g
 oals of the Eco-City Alexandria initiative to promote a place where peopl
 e can live healthier and economically productive lives\, while reducing t
 heir impact on the environment.\n\nThe service is free and anonymous\; no
  questions asked.\n\nTo learn more about ways to prevent substance use an
 d misuse\, visit alexandriava.gov/SAPCA\n\nTo learn more about safe medic
 ine disposal\, visit alexandriava.gov/Opioids\n\n\nLocation: Goodwin Hous
 e Alexandria\, 4800 Fillmore Ave\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: APDC
 alendar\, Criminal Justice\, DCHS\, Eco-City\, Fire Department\, Health\,
  Mt. Vernon Ave.\, Parents\, Public Safety\n\nImport this event into your
  calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=54639\
 n\nWeb resources:\n\nLearn more about this event.\nhttps://www.alexandria
 va.gov/SAPCA\n\nLearn more about safe medication disposal.\nhttps://www.a
 lexandriava.gov/opioids/disposing-of-unused-and-expired-medication-safely
 \n
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DTSTART:20231028T140000Z
LOCATION:Goodwin House Alexandria\, 4800 Fillmore Ave
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Drug Take Back Day at Goodwin House Alexandria
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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=54639">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=54639</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  Good
 win House Alexandria from 10:00 a.m. ? 2:00 p.m. No needles are accepted 
 at this site.\n<br />\n<br />Can?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<br />\n<br />The Neighborhood Pharmacy\n<br />2204 Mount Vernon A
 ve.\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 Head
 quarters\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 Semin
 ary 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 THI
 S LOCATION!\n<br />\n<br />This initiative addresses a vital public safet
 y and public health issue. Many Americans are not aware that medicines th
 at languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion\, misuse
  and abuse. Studies show that the majority of misused prescription drugs 
 are obtained from family and friends\, including from home medicine cabin
 ets. In addition\, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of 
 unused medication\, often flushing it down the toilet or throwing it away
  ? both potential safety and health hazards.\n<br />\n<br />Drug take bac
 k days and permanent drop boxes also support the goals of the Eco-City Al
 exandria initiative to promote a place where people can live healthier an
 d economically productive lives\, while reducing their impact on the envi
 ronment.\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 a
 nd misuse\, visit alexandriava.gov/SAPCA\n<br />\n<br />To learn more abo
 ut safe medicine disposal\, visit alexandriava.gov/Opioids\n<br />\n<br /
 >\n<br />Location: Goodwin House Alexandria\, 4800 Fillmore Ave\n<br />Au
 dience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: APDCalendar\, Criminal Justice\, D
 CHS\, Eco-City\, Fire Department\, Health\, Mt. Vernon Ave.\, Parents\, P
 ublic Safety\n<br />\n<br />Import this event into your calendar: http://
 apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&amp\;si=54639<br>\n<a href=
 "https://www.alexandriava.gov/SAPCA">Learn more about this event.</a><br>
 \n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/opioids/disposing-of-unused-and-e
 xpired-medication-safely">Learn more about safe medication disposal.</a><
 br>\n
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