Crime & Safety
Dump Your Expired, Unwanted Prescriptions at Drug Take-Back Day
The Johns Creek Police Department will be collecting these drugs on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Target on State Bridge Road.
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Johns Creek residents on Saturday can get rid of their expired, unwanted or unused pharmaceutical drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Take Back initiative.
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The Johns Creek Police Department-sponsored event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Target, which is located at 5950 State Bridge Road.
Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., anyone with expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medicines can turn them in anonymously for safe disposal to the police representatives, who will be stationed at the store.
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The event, held in conjunction with the DEA, is designed to: reduce prescription drug abuse; reduce the risk of prescription drugs entering the water (DO NOT FLUSH drugs down the toilet); and help people comply with the law re disposal of prescription drugs.
For more information, contact Johns Creek Police Department Community Services at 678-474-1606.
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