Riverside Hosts Prescription Drug Take Back Day for Safe Disposal

ONANCOCK, Virginia – The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) encourages the proper and safe disposal of unneeded and expired medications to reduce the potential for misuse and to ensure a safer environment for everyone. 

Disposing of unneeded or expired medications in the trash can endanger humans who are looking for drugs or animals who are looking for food, and flushing the medications can endanger the local water supply.

In partnership with the Accomack County Sheriff’s office and the Eastern Shore Community Services Board, Riverside will host a medication collection event at the Riverside Onancock campus on April 25 from10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the DEA’s semiannual National Drug Take Back Day.

Community members can conveniently and anonymously hand over unneeded medications in a secure drive-through event just outside the Riverside Medical Group office building.  Local law enforcement will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other forms of medications. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. Syringes, sharps, and illicit drugs will not be accepted. 

Signage on the campus will direct participants.  In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors.

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