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Prescription Drug Round-up Saturday In Florida, Alabama
April 26, 2012
A prescription drug round-up is scheduled for Saturday in Escambia County, Fla., and in Flomaton, Ala., in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The Flomaton round-up event will accept prescriptions drugs from both Alabama and Florida residents.
Pharmaceuticals are being discovered in our nation’s waterways at very low concentrations. While the sources of these pharmaceuticals may be numerous, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been studying unused pharmaceutical disposal practices. This study was prompted by the concern that potentially large amounts of pharmaceuticals are being flushed or improperly disposed of down the drain, ultimately ending up in our rivers, streams and coastal waters, according to ECUA.
Escambia County, Fla.
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA), Pensacola Police Department, and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Community Drug and Alcohol Council will conduct the round-up in Escambia County, Florida, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
On October 29, 2011, the most recent “Prescription Drug Round-Up” collected over 927 pounds of unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The Saturday, April 28, 2012 event will feature 7 locations with deputies and officers from the Pensacola Police Department and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office participating in the effort.
In Escambia County, Florida, round-up locations will be at:
- CVS Pharmacy, 13430 Innerarity Point Road
- CVS Pharmacy, 8150 North Davis Highway
- CVS Pharmacy, 3880 North 9th Avenue
- CVS Pharmacy, 2100 West Cervantes Street
- Pensacola Police Dept., 711 North Hayne Street
- Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, 1700 West Leonard Street
- Escambia SO Pensacola Beach Substation
Flomaton, Ala.
The prescription round-up event in Flomaton will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Flomaton High School gym.
“Anyone is welcome to participate, including residents of Century and the rest of Escambia County, Florida,” said Flomaton Police Chief Daniel Thompson.
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3 Responses to “Prescription Drug Round-up Saturday In Florida, Alabama”
I think non of this happens north of 9 mile cause truth is no one wants to step up and fix any of the problems out here, I guess I should not complain its always been like that though
I am all for the Rx Roundup, but last year, pictures showed a lot of Rx’s with the names, addresses, etc still showing. I think people need to be more careful and black out their names and addresses with a black marker before disposing of the scrips. In this day and age you can’t be to careful about identity theft. It is easy enough for the right person to do, so why make it any easier!!!!
Why isn’t there a place north of 9 Mile Rd. participating in the roundup?