NATIONAL: Prescription Drug Take-Back Day -- 9/27/12

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:16 AM, <Senator.DeSaulnier@outreach.senate.ca.gov> wrote:

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Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day More than 7 million Americans abuse prescription medications. Prescription pharmaceuticals can be just as dangerous as illegal drugs when taken without a prescription or a doctor’s supervision. The source of most abused medications is from the home medicine cabinet. Many people do not know what to do with unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications. Prescription drugs thrown in the trash or flushed down the toilet can contaminate the water supply. Proper disposal of unused drugs saves lives and protects the environment. On September 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its community partners will hold a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, operating collection sites at multiple locations throughout Contra Costa County where local residents can turn in their unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications. The following cities are accepting unwanted medications for safe disposal from 10 am to 2 pm: Alamo - Valley Station Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office 150 Alamo Plaza, Suite C Alamo, CA 94507 Antioch Police Station 300 L Street Antioch, CA 94509 Brentwood Police Department 9100 Brentwood Blvd Brentwood, CA 94513 Lafayette Police Department 3675 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Suite 130 Lafayette, CA 94549 Concord Police Department 1350 Galindo St Concord, CA 94520 Danville Police Department 510 La Gonda Way Danville, CA 94526 El Cerrito Police Department 10940 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito, CA 94530 Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office 1980 Muir Rd Martinez, CA 94553 Oakley Police Department 3231 Main St Oakley CA, 94561 Orinda Police Department 22 Orinda Way Orinda, CA 94563 Hilltop Mall: JC Penny’s Lower Level Sponsored by the Richmond Police Department 2200 Hilltop Mall Road 110 D Richmond, CA 94804 San Ramon Police Department 2401 Crow Canyon Rd San Ramon, CA 94583 To learn more about the DEA take-back day click here. California State Senator Mark DeSaulnier - District 7 The Seventh Senate District includes most of Contra Costa County and the cities of Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Ramon and Walnut Creek. Web site: http://sd07.senate.ca.gov/ E-mail: Senator Mark DeSaulnier Capitol OfficeState Capitol, Room 5035 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4007 Fax: (916) 445-2527 District Office1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 240 Walnut Creek, CA 94597 Phone: (925) 942-6082 Fax: (925) 942-6087 Antioch Satellite Office 420 West 3rd Street Antioch, CA 94509 Phone: (925) 754-1501 Open the first and third Tuesday of each month