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CATEGORIES:APDCalendar
CATEGORIES:Criminal Justice
CATEGORIES:Eco-City
CATEGORIES:Health
CATEGORIES:King Street
CATEGORIES:Public Safety
CATEGORIES:West End
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=35076\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\nOfficers from the Alexandria Police Department will be c
 ollecting unwanted medications outside First Baptist Church as part of th
 is national Drug Take Back Day. The Alexandria Police Department and the 
 Alexandria Sheriff's Office\, with cooperation from the Substance Abuse P
 revention Coalition of Alexandria\, are staffing multiple drop off sites 
 for Drug Take Back.\n\nDrop off potentially dangerous expired\, unused an
 d unwanted prescription drugs and other medications for safe disposal and
  destruction. These drugs can be a source of supply for illegal use and a
 n unacceptable risk to public health and safety\, particularly in the cas
 e of opioids. \n\nThis 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 a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained
  from family and friends\, including from the home medicine cabinet. In a
 ddition\, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unu
 sed medicine\, often flushing them down the toilet or throwing them away 
 - both potential safety and health hazards. \n\nThis program also support
 s the goals of the Eco-City Alexandria initiative to promote a place wher
 e people can live healthier and economically productive lives while reduc
 ing their impact on the environment. \n\nThe service is free and anonymou
 s\; no questions asked.\n\nLocation: First Baptist Church\, 2932 King St.
 \nContact Phone: 703.746.6600\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: APDCale
 ndar\, Criminal Justice\, Eco-City\, Health\, King Street\, Public Safety
 \, West End\n\nWeb resources:\n\nDrug Take Back Flyer\nhttps://www.alexan
 driava.gov/uploadedFiles/Sheriff/info/DrugTakeBackFlyerSpring2021.pdf\n
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LOCATION:First Baptist Church\, 2932 King St.
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Drug Take Back at First Baptist Church
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/Sheriff/info/DrugTakeBackFl
 yerSpring2021.pdf
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=35076">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=35076</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 />Officers from th
 e Alexandria Police Department will be collecting unwanted medications ou
 tside First Baptist Church as part of this national Drug Take Back Day. T
 he Alexandria Police Department and the Alexandria Sheriff?s Office\, wit
 h cooperation from the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria
 \, are staffing multiple drop off sites for Drug Take Back.\n<br />\n<br 
 />Drop off potentially dangerous expired\, unused and unwanted prescripti
 on drugs and other medications for safe disposal and destruction. These d
 rugs can be a source of supply for illegal use and an unacceptable risk t
 o public health and safety\, particularly in the case of opioids. \n<br /
 >\n<br />This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public healt
 h issue. Many Americans are not aware that medicines that languish in hom
 e cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion\, misuse and abuse. Studie
 s show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from fam
 ily and friends\, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition\,
  many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medic
 ine\, often flushing them down the toilet or throwing them away ? both po
 tential safety and health hazards. \n<br />\n<br />This program also supp
 orts the goals of the Eco-City Alexandria initiative to promote a place w
 here people can live healthier and economically productive lives while re
 ducing their impact on the environment. \n<br />\n<br />The service is fr
 ee and anonymous\; no questions asked.\n<br />\n<br />Location: First Bap
 tist Church\, 2932 King St.\n<br />Contact Phone: 703.746.6600\n<br />Aud
 ience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: APDCalendar\, Criminal Justice\, Ec
 o-City\, Health\, King Street\, Public Safety\, West End<br>\n<a href="ht
 tps://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/Sheriff/info/DrugTakeBackFlyerSp
 ring2021.pdf">Drug Take Back Flyer</a><br>\n
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