CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND — The Calvert County Sheriff’s
Office and Maryland State Police, Prince Frederick Barrack “U” in partnership
with the Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse participated in the DEA
National Take Back Day on Saturday, September 26th.
On Take Back Day residents were able to visit specific
collection sites located throughout Calvert County to drop off their unused and
expired prescription drugs. The
collection sites included: the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, the Maryland
State Police Barrack, Mt. Hope Community Center, Southern Community Center and
Northeast Community Center. A
significant quantity of prescription drugs were recovered at the various
sites. The prescriptions will be
transported to a DEA facility where they will be destroyed.
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration,
studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from
family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition,
Americans need to know that their usual methods for disposing of unused
medicines, flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash, both
pose potential safety and health hazards.
Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly
high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these
drugs. There are disposal boxes located in front of the Calvert County
Sheriff’s Office and the Maryland State Police Barrack for citizens to use to
drop off drugs at any time.
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From left: Lt. B.
Parrott, C. D’Agostino, Maj. D. McDowell, F/Sgt. R. King, Capt. S. Morris,
Capt. B. Jones, Capt. T. Ireland
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