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CATEGORIES:APDCalendar
CATEGORIES:Criminal Justice
CATEGORIES:Del Ray
CATEGORIES:Eco-City
CATEGORIES:Health
CATEGORIES:Mt. Vernon Ave.
CATEGORIES:Public Safety
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=29434\n\nHave unwanted and expired prescription medicat
 ions? Dispose of them safely at the "Drug Take Back" to prevent pill abus
 e and theft. \n\nDeputies from the Alexandria Sheriff's Office will be co
 llecting unwanted medications outside the Neighborhood Pharmacy at 2204 M
 ount Vernon Avenue as part of a local Drug Take Back Day. The Alexandria 
 Police Department and the Alexandria Sheriff's Office\, with cooperation 
 from the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria\, are staffin
 g multiple drop off sites for Drug Take Back.\n\nDrop off potentially dan
 gerous expired\, unused and unwanted prescription drugs and other medicat
 ions for safe disposal and destruction. These drugs can be a source of su
 pply for illegal use and an unacceptable risk to public health and safety
 \, particularly in the case of opioids. \n\nThis initiative addresses a v
 ital public safety and public health issue. Many Americans are not aware 
 that medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to d
 iversion\, misuse and abuse. Studies show that a majority of abused presc
 ription drugs are obtained from family and friends\, including from the h
 ome medicine cabinet. In addition\, many Americans do not know how to pro
 perly dispose of their unused medicine\, often flushing them down the toi
 let or throwing them away - both potential safety and health hazards. \n\
 nThis program also supports the goals of the Eco-City Alexandria initiati
 ve to promote a place where people can live healthier and economically pr
 oductive lives while reducing their impact on the environment. \n\nThe se
 rvice is free and anonymous\; no questions asked.\n\nLocation:  No Locati
 on Specified\nContact Person: PIO Amy Bertsch\nContact Phone: 703.746.411
 4\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: APDCalendar\, Criminal Justice\, De
 l Ray\, Eco-City\, Health\, Mt. Vernon Ave.\, Public Safety\n\nWeb resour
 ces:\n\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/Sheriff/info/DrugTakeB
 ackFlyerWinter2020.pdf\n
DTEND:20200125T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20191226T175940Z
DTSTART:20200125T150000Z
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Drug Take Back in Del Ray
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/Sheriff/info/DrugTakeBackFl
 yerWinter2020.pdf
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=29434">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=29434</a><br />\n<br />Have unwanted and 
 expired prescription medications? Dispose of them safely at the ?Drug Tak
 e Back? to prevent pill abuse and theft. \n<br />\n<br />Deputies from th
 e Alexandria Sheriff&#39\;s Office will be collecting unwanted medication
 s outside the Neighborhood Pharmacy at 2204 Mount Vernon Avenue as part o
 f a local Drug Take Back Day. The Alexandria Police Department and the Al
 exandria Sheriff?s Office\, with cooperation from the Substance Abuse Pre
 vention Coalition of Alexandria\, are staffing multiple drop off sites fo
 r Drug Take Back.\n<br />\n<br />Drop off potentially dangerous expired\,
  unused and unwanted prescription drugs and other medications for safe di
 sposal and destruction. These drugs can be a source of supply for illegal
  use and an unacceptable risk to public health and safety\, particularly 
 in the case of opioids. \n<br />\n<br />This initiative addresses a vital
  public safety and public health issue. Many Americans are not aware that
  medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diver
 sion\, misuse and abuse. Studies show that a majority of abused prescript
 ion drugs are obtained from family and friends\, including from the home 
 medicine cabinet. In addition\, many Americans do not know how to properl
 y dispose of their unused medicine\, often flushing them down the toilet 
 or throwing them away ? both potential safety and health hazards. \n<br /
 >\n<br />This program also supports 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<b
 r />\n<br />Location:  No Location Specified\n<br />Contact Person: PIO A
 my Bertsch\n<br />Contact Phone: 703.746.4114\n<br />Audience: Anyone may
  attend\n<br />Tags: APDCalendar\, Criminal Justice\, Del Ray\, Eco-City\
 , Health\, Mt. Vernon Ave.\, Public Safety<br>\n<a href="https://www.alex
 andriava.gov/uploadedFiles/Sheriff/info/DrugTakeBackFlyerWinter2020.pdf">
 https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/Sheriff/info/DrugTakeBackFlyer
 Winter2020.pdf</a><br>\n
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