Law Enforcers Collect 165 Pounds of Unwanted Drugs
More than 3,100 pounds were collected across Northern Virginia as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
The Alexandria Police Department, Sheriff’s Office and the Substance Abuse Coalition of Alexandria teamed with the Drug Enforcement Administration to collect 165 pounds of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, residents dropped off their potentially dangerous prescriptions at police headquarters on Wheeler Avenue and in the breezeway next to the Neighborhood Pharmacy of Del Ray on Mount Vernon Avenue. The service was free and anonymous. “Most people throw them out of flush them and they end up in our water. It’s important that [these drugs] be incinerated,” said Stacey Swartz, owner of the Neighborhood Pharmacy. “We have a [drug …
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Maria Wasowski
1:03 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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