New Castle Record
  • News
    • Local
    • Sports
    • Obituaries
    • Notices
    • Education
    • Church
  • Legals
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • eRecord
  • Classifieds
  • My Account
  • Login
Subscribe For $2.50/Month
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Local
    • Sports
    • Obituaries
    • Notices
    • Education
    • Church
  • Legals
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • eRecord
  • Classifieds
  • My Account
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
NCR
No Result
View All Result
  • National News
  • VA State News
  • WV State News
  • Contact Us
  • Submit Content
  • Subscribe

Take back day for expired, unused, unwanted prescription drugs Saturday at Kroger

April 26, 2017
in Uncategorized
Reading Time: 1 min read
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

 

The Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office will be collecting expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction on Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Daleville Kroger store in Botetourt Commons.

The Botetourt Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies in the area have partnered with the Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition (RAYSAC), the Western Virginia Water Authority and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and others to collect the unwanted prescription drugs at more than a dozen Roanoke Valley locations.

The public is invited to bring unused or unwanted medications (no needles) to this free and anonymous event that is part of the nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” program that seeks to prevent prescription pill abuse, theft and environmental concerns.

This is the valley’s 11th such take-back event.

Other take-back locations include:

  • Vinton Kroger parking lot on Hardy Road
  • Tanglewood Kroger parking lot
  • Brambleton (at Colonial Avenue) Kroger parking lot
  • Kroger on Valley Gateway Boulevard
  • Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Station No. 1 on Hershberger Road
  • Salem Super Shoes on Main Street
  • VA Medical Center, Building 143 in Salem
  • Market Street Pharmacy in New Castle
  • Virginia State Police Headquarters on Main Street, Salem.

According to RAYSAC, youth as young as 12 years old are trying or using prescription drugs non-medically to get high or for “self-medicating.”

In addition, flushing medications down the drain can result in trace amounts of pharmaceuticals showing up in the area’s waterways.

No appointment is necessary.

Source link

Previous Post

Board considers whether to extend medium density housing on west side of US 220 north of Greenfield

Next Post

The Gauntlet: Entrepreneurs making presentations to judges, awards are May 11

  • Local Stories
  • Obituaries
  • Education
  • Spiritual
  • Sports
  • Courthouse
  • eRecord
  • News From Around The State

© 2021 Mountain Media, LLC

  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Cart
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Local
    • Sports
    • Obituaries
    • Notices
    • Education
    • Church
  • Legals
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • eRecord
  • Classifieds
  • My Account
  • Login

© 2021 Mountain Media, LLC

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Forgot your password?

Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive mail with link to set new password.

Back to login