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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day 7
Hout Chao, UA Pharmacy School Poison Control, removes a label from a pill bottle. All medication-bottle labels were removed and disposed of during the drug take-back event.
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day 8
A close-up view of unused medicine being dumped into a glass jar April 30 as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event held in Marana. The unused prescription and over-the-counter drugs will be properly disposed of to prevent any potential environmental issue.
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day 5
Marana Police Chief Terry Rozema, far left, watches members of Marana's VIP program (Volunteers In Police Service) along with volunteers from UA School of Pharmacy Poison Control, Marana's Optimist Club, and DEA Tucson as they dispose of medication dropped off April 30 at the Target store on Ina Road in Marana.
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day 6
Lavonne Mather of Marana, center, drops off bags of medication that had been prescribed for her late husband, who passed away in November 2010. Helping her are Darrel Gleddie, left, and Jack Brown, volunteers from Marana's VIPS (Volunteers In Police Service) program.
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day 1
Jamie Luce of Tucson drops off a bag a medicine during the second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day held April 30 at sites all across Arizona, including the Target store in Marana.
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day 2
Marana VIPS (Volunteers In Police Service) – from left, Shelly Teague, Bob Bereiter, Marcia Daunora and Jack Brown – help to properly dispose of unused and expired prescription and over-the-counter medications last Saturday.
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day 3
Marcia Daunora, a member of Marana VIPS (Volunteers In Police Service), empties a medicine bottle that was dropped off April 30 as part of the second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Marana police and Pima County partnered in the event.
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day 4
A close-up view of unused medicine being dumped into a glass jar April 30 as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Proper prescription and over-the-counter drug disposal is an emerging environmental issue. As with any household waste, the disposal method chosen can affect safety and the health of the environment.
Posted: Thursday, May 5, 2011 12:29 pm
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Updated: 1:33 pm, Thu May 5, 2011.
Marana PD, DEA, county help dispose of dangerous drugs
The Marana Police Department teamed with the Drug Enforcement
Administration and Pima County April 30 to give the public an
opportunity to properly dispose of potentially dangerous expired,
unused or unwanted prescription drugs during the second National
Prescription Drug Take-Back at sites all across Arizona, including
the Target store at Ina and Thornydale.
The proper disposal of prescription and over-the-counter drugs
is an emerging environmental issue. As with any household waste,
the disposal method chosen can affect safety and the health of the
environment. The event also helps prevent drug abuse.
Last September, Arizonans turned in more than 6,200 pounds of
prescription drugs at nearly 75 sites operated by more than 33 of
DEA's state and local law enforcement partners.
For more information, visit the DEA's interactive website at
www.justthinktwice.com or the local chapter of the Partnership for
a Drug-Free America website at www.drugfreeaz.org.
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