Prescription Drug Take Back Day

The fifth
annual “Take Back” prescription drug
disposal day is Saturday, June 14.  The
Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition (CSAC), a program of the MGH Center for
Community Health Improvement, the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce and Boston
Police are organizing the community’s fifth annual Prescription Drug “Take
Back” event. The awareness campaign and safe disposal day are designed to
address the dangers of prescription drug abuse and lack of proper disposal methods.
Three large boxes filled with
unused and expired prescriptions, including 30 bottles of controlled
substances, were removed from Charlestown following the Take Back
prescription drug disposal last year, and the
unused prescription drugs were disposed in a safe and timely manner.

People who have unused medication can drop them in safe
disposal medication bags that have been distributed throughout the
neighborhood. National authorities state that throwing used medications down
the toilet or into the trash is not a safe environmental disposal method. Residents
who drop off a bag of unused prescriptions will receive a $5 gift card from
local participating businesses.