DEERFIELD, Ill., Sept. 30, 2010 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) has launched the first ongoing, nationwide Safe Medication Disposal Program, a safe and environmentally responsible way to dispose ...
The recent demise of a Drug Enforcement Administration program has left local police scrambling to figure out what to do with unwanted drugs collected from the public. Thanks to EPIC -- Early ...
Medication theft from the home is a leading cause of prescription drug overdose deaths, but nearly 70 percent of prescription opioid medications kept in homes with children are not stored safely, ...
Twice a year—in April and October—the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosts National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an initiative designed to mitigate the dangers of unused or expired ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MONROE COUNTY — Start the new year with a quick glance of what’s inside your medicine cabinet. Check dates on any prescription and ...
With more than 2,400 pounds of medication collected in the past decade, Community Connections’ drug take-back program has ensured that prescription, over the counter medications and controlled ...
The abuse of prescription drugs has become widespread over the past several years. Cowlitz County got its wake-up call a couple of years ago, when area law enforcement rounded up nearly two dozen ...
An effort funded by county government to help people safely dispose of unused prescription drugs through the trash is under way in East County and central San Diego, officials said. Dentists, doctors ...