GRAFTON, WI, March 03, 2011 (Press-News.org) MedReturn LLC has been researching, developing, and testing a safe and secure method to collect expired prescription medication for the past three years. The effort culminated with development of a unique metal enclosure that is currently being placed in police departments and sheriff's offices across the country.
This effort is especially timely because President Obama signed the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act on October 12, 2010 and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, is April 30, 2011. It makes it possible for states, local governments, and private entities to create programs to collect and safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs on a year-round basis.
For example, last month in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, the Ozaukee County Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) Prevention Consortium, Starting Point of Ozaukee, the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department, and the municipal police departments came together to create only the second sustained county-wide prescription drug take-back program in the U.S. (San Diego County, California being the other.) Other agencies and communities across the country are also implementing take-back programs. Recently, the State of Oklahoma announced their efforts to implement a state-wide take-back program. The common objective of these programs is to keep unused and expired prescription medication out of children's hands and out of the water supply in a safe and secure manner on a daily basis.
The actual MedReturn Drug disposal unit is constructed from low maintenance, 14-gauge powder coated steel, and comes fully assembled. It is a secure enclosure with a shrouded padlock. This unit can be chained to a secure surface through a metal sleeve on the back of the unit, or can be bolted down through holes from the inside. The MedReturn package also includes one 50-quart plastic tote. Finally, each unit comes with a large full color graphic that can be updated locally. A sturdy plastic cover protects the graphic area.
Initial field tests have shown these units collected several hundred pounds of unwanted drugs in just the first few months of deployment. Lt. Rodney Galbraith from the Ozaukee Wisconsin Drug Investigation Unit says it best, "If this program saves just one young person from the lethal consequences of abusing prescription drugs, the program is a big success."
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MedReturn, LLC is committed to providing a safe, secure and environmentally friendly way to help law enforcement agencies and communities collect unwanted or expired household medication, including prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs and unused pharmaceuticals. For more information, please contact us at (877)218-0990 or at http://medreturn.com.
Medreturn, LLC Unveils Drug Collection Unit as the Safe, Secure, 24/7 Solution to Collecting and Disposing of Unwanted Prescription Drugs
Police departments and sheriff offices across the nation are using the MedReturn Drug Collection Unit as a safe and secure way of collecting expired prescription medication on a daily basis to keep them out of children's hands and the water supply.
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[Press-News.org] Medreturn, LLC Unveils Drug Collection Unit as the Safe, Secure, 24/7 Solution to Collecting and Disposing of Unwanted Prescription DrugsPolice departments and sheriff offices across the nation are using the MedReturn Drug Collection Unit as a safe and secure way of collecting expired prescription medication on a daily basis to keep them out of children's hands and the water supply.