Location opens for residents to dispose of unwanted meds

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Representatives from Elmore Medical Center and the Mountain Home Police Department join medical center foundation president Connie Cruser, city leaders and members of the local chamber of commerce to cut the ribbon officially dedicating the beginning of the medication turn-in program. A drop box in the lobby of the Mountain Home Police Department allows people to properly dispose of their unwanted or expired medications. Photo by Brian S. Orban

After a yearlong effort, a partnership between local health officials and law enforcement agencies came together last week to help people safely dispose of expired or unwanted medications.

During a brief ceremony Thursday afternoon, officials dedicated a new community drug drop off box, located at the Mountain Home Police Department.

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Good to see this. I have been holding on to some medications that are expired because I remember reading we are not to flush them or throw them away. I'll be using this soon.

-- Posted by ItsJustMeAgain on Thu, Mar 15, 2012, at 6:37 AM
Only took a year? Seems like an aweful long time for something that isn't very useful...

-- Posted by daily_reader123 on Tue, Mar 20, 2012, at 8:50 AM
City Officials, this is a good program. When will we have somewhere to bring our household hazardous waste. You know as well as I do, once a year isn't adequate because people move and get rid of things throughout the year. You also know as well as I do, where it's been going because there is no avenue to dispose of it properly.

-- Posted by townman on Thu, Mar 22, 2012, at 10:48 AM

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