Stories tagged with: National Drug Take Back Day

April 23, 2013 - 3:39pm
3 weeks 5 days ago

Stealing unused or expired prescription medications is one top ways drug abusers feed their habit.

This Saturday you will have a chance to properly dispose of old medication. It's a partnership between the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office, The Health Department, Genesis Health Care Systems, Muskingum Behavioral Health, Northside Pharmacy, and the Drug Enforcement Agency..

"North Side told us they would take liquids and they would dispose of them,” said Muskingum...

October 29, 2011 - 2:51pm
1 year 29 weeks ago

If you're like many people, you probably have a drawer or medicine cabinet full of expired or unwanted medication...to help prevent drug-abuse and theft of these products local residents were encouraged to drop off any unwanted medication to the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department.

The collaborative effort to properly dispose of any medication was part of National Drug Take Back Day sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The community could drive-thru and drop...

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