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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
 arTest/Detail.aspx?si=57365\n\nSafely dispose of unneeded prescription an
 d over-the-counter medications\, including those prescribed by veterinari
 ans\, 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 O
 ffice\, and Alexandria Health Department\, with cooperation from the Subs
 tance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria\, are staffing multiple dr
 op-off locations for safe medication disposal.\n\nDrop off unused or expi
 red medication at the Alexandria Police Department Headquarters from 10:0
 0 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 thes
 e permanent drug drop box locations:\n\nThe Neighborhood Pharmacy\n2204 M
 ount 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 Wh
 eeler Ave.\nJust inside the entrance\nAvailable 24/7\n\nInova Alexandria 
 Hospital\n4320 Seminary Rd.\nVisitor's Lobby\nNext to the cashier's windo
 w\nDaily: 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.\nNEEDLE DISPOSAL BOX ALSO AVAILABLE AT THIS LO
 CATION!\n\nThis initiative addresses a vital public safety and public hea
 lth issue. Many Americans are not aware that medicines that languish in h
 ome cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion\, misuse and abuse. Stud
 ies show that the majority of misused prescription drugs are obtained fro
 m family and friends\, including from home medicine cabinets. In addition
 \, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of unused medicatio
 n\, often flushing it down the toilet or throwing it away - both potentia
 l safety and health hazards.\n\nDrug take back days and permanent drop bo
 xes also support the goals of the Eco-City Alexandria initiative to promo
 te a place where people can live healthier and economically productive li
 ves\, while reducing their impact on the environment.\n\nThe service is f
 ree and anonymous\; no questions asked.\n\nTo learn more about ways to pr
 event substance use and misuse\, visit alexandriava.gov/SAPCA\n\nTo learn
  more about safe medicine disposal\, visit alexandriava.gov/Opioids\n\n\n
 Location: Police Headquarters\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: APDCale
 ndar\, Criminal Justice\, DCHS\, Eco-City\, Fire Department\, Health\, Mt
 . Vernon Ave.\, Parents\, Public Safety\n\nWeb resources:\n\nLearn more a
 bout 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
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LOCATION:Police Headquarters
SEQUENCE:10
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/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57365">https://apps.alexa
 ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57365</a><br />\n<br />Safely dis
 pose of unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications\, includin
 g those prescribed by veterinarians\, during National Prescription Drug T
 ake 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 Alexandri
 a Police Department\, Alexandria Sheriff?s Office\, and Alexandria Health
  Department\, with cooperation from the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalit
 ion of Alexandria\, are staffing multiple drop-off locations for safe med
 ication disposal.\n<br />\n<br />Drop 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<br />\n<br />Can?t make it to D
 rug Take Back Day?  Dispose of medications year-round at one of these per
 manent drug drop box locations:\n<br />\n<br />The Neighborhood Pharmacy\
 n<br />2204 Mount Vernon Ave.\n<br />Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.\n<b
 r />Saturday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.\n<br />Sunday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.\n<br />\n<b
 r />Alexandria Police Headquarters\n<br />3600 Wheeler Ave.\n<br />Just i
 nside 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 t
 he cashier?s window\n<br />Daily: 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.\n<br />NEEDLE DISPOSAL
  BOX ALSO AVAILABLE AT THIS LOCATION!\n<br />\n<br />This 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<
 br />\n<br />Drug take back days and permanent drop boxes also support th
 e goals of the Eco-City Alexandria initiative to promote a place where pe
 ople can live healthier and economically productive lives\, while reducin
 g 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 medicine disposal\, visit alexandriava.
 gov/Opioids\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Police Headquarters\n<br />A
 udience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: APDCalendar\, Criminal Justice\, 
 DCHS\, Eco-City\, Fire Department\, Health\, Mt. Vernon Ave.\, Parents\, 
 Public Safety<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/SAPCA">Learn mor
 e about this event.</a><br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/opioid
 s/disposing-of-unused-and-expired-medication-safely">Learn more about saf
 e medication disposal.</a><br>\n
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