Sept. 12, 2009
Nassau County Anonymous Drug Disposal Program
from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
at locations listed below
Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey are happy to announce an upcoming Anonymous Drug Disposal Program that will be held on Saturday, September 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the following locations:
NCPD First Precinct: 900 Merrick Road, Baldwin NY 11510
NCPD Second Precinct: 7700 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury, NY 11797
NCPD Third Precinct: 214 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596
NCPD Fourth Precinct: 1699 Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557
NCPD Fifth Precinct: 1655 Dutch Broadway, Elmont, NY 11003
NCPD Sixth Precinct:100 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030
NCPD Seventh Precinct: 3636 Merrick Road, Seaford, NY 11783
NCPD Eighth Precinct: 286 Wantagh Avenue, Levittown, NY
Town of North Hempstead Residents: Senator Michael J. Tully, Jr. Park,
1801 Evergreen Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
As many of you already know, our youth begin their unfortunate journey to heroin addiction by first sharing pharmaceuticals stolen from the medicine cabinets of their home or the home of others.
"Although we have been lucky enough to live in one of the safest counties in the nation we have seen a large increase in the number of people using and overdosing from heroin especially amongst our young people here in Nassau County," said Commissioner Mulvey. "To that end, we are urging all residents to go through their home medicine cabinets and take advantage of this opportunity to safely dispose of their unwanted, unused, expired and/or illicit drugs at any of our drop off locations."
Studies by the Partnership for a Drug Free America indicated that "1 in 5 teenagers abused a prescription pain medication; 1 in 10 report abusing prescription stimulants, and 1 in 10 abused cough medicines.
In addition to being a public safety concern, the improper disposal of unused, unwanted and expired pharmaceuticals has emerged as one of the most complex and troubling environmental issues of the day. In the past, flushing expired and leftover prescription and over the counter medications down the toilet or washing them down sinks was considered the norm for disposing of these drugs. Routinely, they were also dumped in the trash that goes to the landfill. Now, studies have indicated that those means of disposal pose troublesome potential harm to the environment.
Accepted medications include pain killers, tranquilizers, anti-depressants, antibiotics, over-the-counter medications, pet medications, vitamins, supplements, inhalers and more. Drugs should be in their original containers if possible, and if not placed in zip loc bags that are labeled. ALL DROP OFFS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS. Items/Drugs that will not be accepted include: sharps (e.g. needles and syringes), IV bags, infectious waste, pharmaceutical waste not generated by households (e.g., clinics, pharmacies, hospitals, doctors, etc.), radioactive pharmaceuticals and vaccines.
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