Drug Take-Back Day On April 28 In Johns Creek

JOHNS CREEK, GA — The Johns Creek Police Department will participate in the nationwide Drug Take-back Day later this month.

The city's event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at Emory Johns Creek Hospital - Physician Plaza, which is located at 6335 Hospital Parkway.

The Drug Take-Back Day event, coordinated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

According to the DEA, more than 4,200 local and tribal law enforcement agencies collected more than 912,000 pounds of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for disposal at over 5,300 collection sites in November 2017. Since launching the initiative in the fall of 2010, more than 9 million pounds — or more than 4,500 tons — of potentially dangerous drugs have been removed from circulation, the agency added.

Johns Creek police ask residents not to bring needles or liquids to this event. For more information, call the Johns Creek Police Department at 678-474-1607.

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