Sevierville to Participate in National DEA Drug Take Back Initiative October 2019

Arna chur suas 10-25-19.

As a full-time partner with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the City of Sevierville Police Department will hold a Drug Take Back event as part of the National DEA Drug Take Back Initiative. The event will be on Saturday, October 26, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Sevierville Police Department, 300 Gary Wade Blvd.

 

During past drug take back events, SPD officers have collected, on average, over forty-five pounds of drugs. After collection, all drugs are destroyed by incinerator and any plastics received are recycled.

The following drugs are accepted:
• Prescription medications
• All over-the-counter medications
• Pet medications
• Medicated ointment, lotions or drops
• Liquid medications in leak-proof containers
• Inhalers
• Pills in any packaging, including glass, plastic container, baggie (ziplock) or foil.
The following items will NOT be accepted:
• Illegal drugs and narcotics
• Needles/sharps or syringes with needles
• Blood sugar equipment
• Thermometers
• IV bags
• Bloody or infectious waste
• Personal care products (shampoo, lotions, etc.)

Chomh maith le drugaí a scaoiltear amach ag an imeacht seo, is féidir le saoránaigh drugaí a fhágáil ag an ngabhdán SPD Drug Take Back aon am nó lá den tseachtain. Tá an tseirbhís saor in aisce agus gan ainm.

Níl a fhios ag go leor daoine go bhfuil leigheasanna a lagaíonn i gcaibinéid baile an-so-ghabhálach i leith atreorú, mí-úsáide agus mí-úsáide. De réir an DEA, tá rátaí mí-úsáide drugaí ar oideas i SAM ag méadú ar rátaí scanrúla, mar atá líon na nimhithe de thaisme agus ródháileoga de bharr na ndrugaí seo. Léiríonn staidéir go bhfaightear tromlach na ndrugaí ar oideas mí-úsáidte ó theaghlach agus lena chairde, lena n-áirítear ón gcomh-aireachta leigheas baile. Ina theannta sin, níl a fhios ag go leor Meiriceánaigh conas a gcuid leigheas neamhúsáidte a dhiúscairt i gceart, go minic iad a shruthlú síos an leithreas nó iad a chaitheamh amach - guaiseacha féideartha sábháilteachta agus sláinte araon. Níl córais uisce cathrach in ann go leor cógais a scagadh i gceart, rud a fhágann uaireanta go mbíonn cógais in uisce sconna. Braitheadh ​​freisin rianta de chógais ar oideas i sruthanna agus i bhfoinsí screamhuisce eile.
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Eolas Breise Ón Riarachán Forfheidhmithe Drugaí

National Prescription Drug Take Back Days address a vital public safety and public health issue. More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Each day, approximately 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time, according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet.

These Take-Back events are a significant piece of the White House’s prescription drug abuse prevention strategy released last week by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Purging America’s home medicine cabinets of neglected drugs is one of four strategies for reducing prescription drug abuse and diversion laid out in Epidemic: Responding to America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis. The other strategies include education of health care providers, patients, parents and youth; establishing prescription drug monitoring programs in all the states; and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills.