Houston Police Chief Tim Ceplina reports that nine boxes containing 225.4 pounds of various medications were gathered during a drug take-back event last Saturday at the Houston Walmart Supercenter.
Texas County Sheriff’s Department officials said the equivalent of another three boxes full of prescription drugs had recently accumulated from a drop box available in the lobby at the jail in the Justice Center. Unwanted pharmaceuticals can be disposed of at the box 24/7 at a secure and monitored location (with no questions asked).
The take-back event was sponsored by the Houston Police Department, the Texas County Sheriff’s Department, the Missouri Rural Water Association and the Big Piney River Stream Team Watershed Association.
For more information on prescription drug abuse visit www.dea.gov. Other sites include www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com and www.justthinktwice.com.