SBSO HOLDS DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
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SBSO HOLDS DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
Residents properly disposed of more than 100 pounds of unwanted or expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medications on Saturday, April 30 as the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office participated in the annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
Narcotics officers with the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office accepted the unwanted medications over a four-hour period at Walgreens on the corner of Judge Perez Drive and Paris Road in Chalmette.
For those who could not make Saturday’s event, the Sheriff’s Office has a drop box for unwanted medications located at the Paris Road substation at 4700 Paris Road in Chalmette that is open year-round. More than 30 pounds of unwanted medication was collected from that box on Saturday.
The purpose of the Drug Take Back initiative is to ensure medications don’t fall into the hands of youngsters who might misuse them or thieves who could sell them on our streets, the Sheriff said.
The Drug Take Back initiative, part of a national effort spearheaded by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, has seen more than 4.8 million pounds of prescription drugs collected nationwide since its inception in 2010.
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SBSO DRUG TAKE BACK DAY SET FOR SATURDAY AT WALGREENS
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SBSO DRUG TAKE BACK DAY SET FOR SATURDAY AT WALGREENS
St. Bernard Parish Sheriff James Pohlmann encourages residents to do some spring cleaning in their medicine cabinets and properly dispose of unwanted or expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medications on Saturday, April 30 as the Sheriff’s Office participates in the annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back.
Narcotics officers with the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office will accept unwanted medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Walgreens, 100 W. Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette, at the corner of Paris Road.
“Residents should take this opportunity to get rid of unused drugs so they don’t fall into the hands of youngsters who might misuse them or thieves who could sell them on our streets,” Sheriff Pohlmann said.
The initiative, part of a national effort spearheaded by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, has seen more than 4.8 million pounds of prescription drugs collected since its inception in 2010.
For those not able to make the April 30 event, the Sheriff’s Office also has a drop box located year-round at the substation at 4700 Paris Road in Chalmette.
The drop box located at the Paris Road substation was installed as part of an initiative by state Attorney General Jeff Landry, Blue Cross Blue Shield and the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators. The goal of the initiative is to have a location in every Louisiana parish where residents can drop off unwanted medications at any time in an effort to fight the opioid epidemic.
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SBSO RECOGNIZES NATIONAL D.A.R.E. DAY
SBSO RECOGNIZES NATIONAL D.A.R.E. DAY
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize today (April 21) is National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Day.
National D.A.R.E. Day, observed on the third Thursday of every April, is a day of recognition for the program that is aimed at discouraging youngsters from using drugs, including tobacco and alcohol, or taking part in violence or bullying of others.
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. anti-drug program is taught to all St. Bernard Parish fifth graders by program supervisor Capt. Lisa Jackson and Sgt. Darrin Miller.
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St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Drug Take-Back Day set for April 24
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Drug Take-Back Day set for April 24
St. Bernard Parish Sheriff James Pohlmann encourages residents to properly dispose of unwanted or expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medications on Saturday, April 24 as the Sheriff’s Office participates in the annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back.
Narcotics officers with the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office will accept unwanted medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Special Investigations Division substation, 7001 W. Judge Perez Drive in Arabi, near the corner of Aycock Street.
“Residents should take this opportunity to clean out their medicine cabinets and get rid of unused drugs so they don’t fall into the hands of youngsters who might misuse them or thieves who could sell them on our streets,” Sheriff Pohlmann said.
The initiative, part of a national effort spearheaded by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, has seen more than 4.8 million pounds of prescription drugs collected since its inception in 2010.
For those not able to make the April 24 event, the Sheriff’s Office also has a drop box located year-round at the substation at 4700 Paris Road in Chalmette.
The drop box located at the Paris Road substation was installed as part of an initiative by state Attorney General Jeff Landry, Blue Cross Blue Shield and the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators. The goal of the initiative is to have a location in every Louisiana parish where residents can drop off unwanted medications at any time in an effort to fight the opioid epidemic.
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