The Brookhaven Police Department announced Wednesday it was awarded a grant for a drug collection unit as part of CVS Healths Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program. The new unit will be located in the lobby of the Police Department headquarters at 2665 Buford Highway and will provide residents with a safe and environmentally responsible way to dispose of unused or expired controlled substances. The collection unit is open to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and drugs can be dropped off with no questions asked, reducing prescription drug abuse and contamination of local landfills and water supplies from unused medication. <\/p>\n
Safely disposing of unused medication is critical to preventing prescription drug abuse and keeping pharmaceuticals out of our waterways, said Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura. The Brookhaven Police Department is proud to partner with CVS Health and we thank them for their commitment to helping residents reduce the amount of unneeded medicine in our community. <\/p>\n
Information: http:\/\/www.brookhavenga.gov<\/a>; 1-866-559-8830. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n See the article here:<\/p>\n Brookhaven Police offer medicine disposal collection unit - Atlanta Journal Constitution<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Brookhaven Police Department announced Wednesday it was awarded a grant for a drug collection unit as part of CVS Healths Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program. Continue reading