Operation Medicine Drop | Eastern North Carolina Now



For Immediate Release:

    Operation Medicine Drop - Dispose of Your Unused, Expired Prescriptions Take-back event offers public safe, secure way to dispose of their medications.

    WHO: Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and Pamlico-Tar River Foundation

    WHAT: Prescription drug take-back event where you can safely dispose of your expired, unused prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications and keep them out of the wrong hands. Operation Medicine Drop cannot accept biohazard materials.

    Interview opportunities with:

Beaufort County Sheriff Alan Jordan
Captain Russell Davenport, Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
Inv. Greg Rowe, Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
Heather Jacobs-Deck, Executive Director, Pamlico-Tar River Foundation

    WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

    WHERE: Lowe's Home Improvement Parking Lot     1701 Carolina Avenue     Washington, NC

    WHY: Unintentional poisoning from prescription medications is on the rise in North Carolina - since 1999, nearly 4,500 people have died from prescription poisoning. Operation Medicine Drop offers the public a free and convenient option for disposing of their prescription and over-the-counter medications to protect their families and the environment.

    More information is available at www.ncsafekids.org.

    Greg Rowe

     Narcotics Investigator     Drug Diversion
     Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
     210 N. Market St. Washington, NC
      Office (252) 940-5702
      Cell (252) 945-8429
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