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CATEGORIES:APDCalendar
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=57365\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 April 27 from 10 a.m
 . - 2 p.m.\n\nAs part of the Drug Enforcement Agency's National Drug Take
  Back Day\, the Alexandria Police Department\, Alexandria Sheriff's Offic
 e\, and Alexandria Health Department\, with cooperation from the Substanc
 e Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria\, are staffing multiple drop-o
 ff locations for safe medication disposal.\n\nDrop off unused or expired 
 medication at the Alexandria Police Department Headquarters 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 pe
 rmanent drug drop box locations:\n\nThe Neighborhood Pharmacy\n2204 Mount
  Vernon Ave.\nMonday - 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 Wheele
 r Ave.\nJust inside the entrance\nAvailable 24/7\n\nInova Alexandria Hosp
 ital\n4320 Seminary Rd.\nVisitor's Lobby\nNext to the cashier's window\nD
 aily: 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.\nNEEDLE DISPOSAL BOX ALSO AVAILABLE AT THIS LOCATI
 ON!\n\nThis 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 diversion\, misuse and abuse. Studies 
 show that the majority of misused prescription drugs are obtained from fa
 mily and friends\, including from home medicine cabinets. In addition\, m
 any Americans do not know how to properly dispose of unused medication\, 
 often flushing it down the toilet or throwing it away - both potential sa
 fety and health hazards.\n\nDrug take back days and permanent drop boxes 
 also support the goals of the Eco-City Alexandria initiative to promote a
  place where people can live healthier and economically productive lives\
 , while reducing their impact on the environment.\n\nThe service is free 
 and anonymous\; no questions asked.\n\nTo learn more about ways to preven
 t substance use and misuse\, visit alexandriava.gov/SAPCA\n\nTo learn mor
 e about safe medicine disposal\, visit alexandriava.gov/Opioids\n\n\nLoca
 tion: Police Headquarters\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: APDCalendar
 \, Criminal Justice\, DCHS\, Eco-City\, Fire Department\, Health\, Mt. Ve
 rnon Ave.\, Parents\, Public Safety\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:20240427T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20240403T211017Z
DTSTART:20240427T140000Z
GEO:38.806875;-77.092330
LOCATION:Police Headquarters
SEQUENCE:11
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Drug Take Back Day at APD Headquarters
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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=57365">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57365</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 April 27 from 10 a.m. ? 2 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />As part of the Drug
  Enforcement Agency?s National Drug Take Back Day\, the Alexandria Police
  Department\, Alexandria Sheriff?s Office\, and Alexandria Health Departm
 ent\, with cooperation from the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of A
 lexandria\, are staffing multiple drop-off locations for safe medication 
 disposal.\n<br />\n<br />Drop off unused or expired medication at the Ale
 xandria Police Department Headquarters from 10:00 a.m. ? 2:00 p.m. No nee
 dles are accepted at this site.\n<br />\n<br />Can?t make it to Drug Take
  Back Day?  Dispose of medications year-round at one of these permanent d
 rug drop box locations:\n<br />\n<br />The Neighborhood Pharmacy\n<br />2
 204 Mount Vernon Ave.\n<br />Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.\n<br />Satu
 rday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.\n<br />Sunday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />Alex
 andria Police Headquarters\n<br />3600 Wheeler Ave.\n<br />Just inside th
 e 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 cashi
 er?s window\n<br />Daily: 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.\n<br />NEEDLE DISPOSAL BOX ALS
 O AVAILABLE AT THIS LOCATION!\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 
 diversion\, misuse and abuse. Studies show that the majority of misused p
 rescription drugs are obtained from family and friends\, including from h
 ome medicine cabinets. In addition\, many Americans do not know how to pr
 operly dispose of unused medication\, often flushing it down the toilet o
 r throwing it away ? both potential safety and health hazards.\n<br />\n<
 br />Drug take back days and permanent drop boxes also support the goals 
 of the Eco-City Alexandria initiative to promote a place where people can
  live healthier and economically productive lives\, while reducing their 
 impact on the environment.\n<br />\n<br />The service is free and anonymo
 us\; no questions asked.\n<br />\n<br />To learn more about ways to preve
 nt substance use and misuse\, visit alexandriava.gov/SAPCA\n<br />\n<br /
 >To learn more about safe medicine disposal\, visit alexandriava.gov/Opio
 ids\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Police Headquarters\n<br />Audience:
  Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: APDCalendar\, Criminal Justice\, DCHS\, E
 co-City\, Fire Department\, Health\, Mt. Vernon Ave.\, Parents\, Public S
 afety<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/SAPCA">Learn more about 
 this event.</a><br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/opioids/dispos
 ing-of-unused-and-expired-medication-safely">Learn more about safe medica
 tion disposal.</a><br>\n
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