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Police Take Back Prescription Pills to Fight Abuse

All across the nation Saturday, people will be throwing out un-needed medications in an effort to keep the drugs out of the wrong hands. 

It’s the annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, and Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force Director Tommy Loving says there are several reasons to dispose of old prescriptions.

"Obviously if there are children in the house they could get to them and not know what they are and overdose," Loving told WKU Public Radio.  "It makes you the target of a burglary  if people know you have a bunch of pain meds in your medicine cabinet."

Collection drives will be held across the U.S. Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. 

In Bowling Green, the city police department, Kentucky State Police post, and Greenwood High School will serve as drop-off locations. 

Prescriptions may also be disposed of at the Owensboro Police Department and the Kentucky State Police post in Elizabethtown. 

Log on to www.dea.gov to find locations in your area.

Lisa is a Scottsville native and WKU alum. She has worked in radio as a news reporter and anchor for 18 years. Prior to joining WKU Public Radio, she most recently worked at WHAS in Louisville and WLAC in Nashville. She has received numerous awards from the Associated Press, including Best Reporter in Kentucky. Many of her stories have been heard on NPR.