{"id":8412,"date":"2022-10-24T14:57:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T18:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=8412"},"modified":"2022-10-24T14:57:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T18:57:27","slug":"23rd-drug-take-back-day-sat-oct-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=8412","title":{"rendered":"23rd &#8220;Drug Take Back Day&#8221; Sat. Oct 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/isp\/districts\/on-the-map\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8413\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?attachment_id=8413\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/isp-header-image3_original.png?fit=701%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"701,160\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"isp-header-image3_original\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/isp-header-image3_original.png?fit=640%2C146&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8413 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/isp-header-image3_original.png?resize=640%2C146&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/isp-header-image3_original.png?w=701&amp;ssl=1 701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/isp-header-image3_original.png?resize=300%2C68&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/isp-header-image3_original.png?resize=150%2C34&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>INDIANA STATE POLICE<\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\">Partners with Drug Enforcement Administration for 23rd<br \/>\n&#8220;Drug Take Back Day&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gd_p\" align=\"left\">\n<p>This coming Saturday October 29, 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the 23rd\u00a0nationwide \u201cPrescription Drug Take Back\u201d initiative. \u00a0The \u201cTake Back\u201d initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Fort Wayne Location:\u00a0 Indiana State Police, Fort Wayne Post, 5811 Ellison Road<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Collection Time: 10:00am until 2:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Collection sites will be set up nationwide for expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs which will be properly disposed of without threat to the environment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This program is for <strong>liquid and pill medications.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Vaping pens\u00a0<strong><u>without<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0batteries and vaping cartridges will also be taken.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Needles, new or used, WILL NOT be accepted for disposal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This service is\u00a0<strong>free and anonymous<\/strong> with no questions asked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.\u00a0 Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.\u00a0 Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8414\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?attachment_id=8414\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dea-drug-take-back-3_original.jpg?fit=600%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,171\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dea-drug-take-back-3_original\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dea-drug-take-back-3_original.jpg?fit=600%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8414\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dea-drug-take-back-3_original.jpg?resize=600%2C171&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dea-drug-take-back-3_original.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dea-drug-take-back-3_original.jpg?resize=300%2C86&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dea-drug-take-back-3_original.jpg?resize=150%2C43&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines\u2014flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash\u2014pose both potential safety and health hazards.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, the Indiana State Police is pleased to partner with the DEA, and as in the past, unwanted medications may be dropped off at any Indiana State Police Post, except for the Lowell and Toll Road Posts.\u00a0 The event will be on Saturday, October 29, 2022 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>To locate the State Police post closest to your home or business,\u00a0<a title=\"Click to open https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEwMjQuNjU1OTExN\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/isp\/districts\/on-the-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click this link for Indiana State Police on the Map<\/a>.\u00a0To find other locations in Indiana or across the U.S. that are participating in the Drug Take Back initiative,\u00a0<a title=\"Click to open https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjEwMjQuNjU1OTExN\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov\/drug_disposal\/takeback\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click this link to the DEA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gd_p\" align=\"left\">The Drug Take Back events are the safe, popular and responsible way for the public to legally dispose of prescription drugs with no questions asked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This coming Saturday October 29, 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the 23rd\u00a0nationwide \u201cPrescription Drug Take Back\u201d initiative. Fort Wayne Location:\u00a0 Indiana State Police, Fort Wayne Post, 5811 Ellison Road. 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