GRPD participates in drug take back

The Green River Police Department will host a drug take back event to allow residents to dispose of unwanted or expired prescription medications.

The GRPD will staff a kiosk at Smith’s from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The GRPD asks only prescription medications be dropped off to them. Residents with needles and other sharps can dispose of them at Castle Rock Medical Center. According to the GRPD, the event addresses the public health and safety issue misused prescription drugs can cause. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6 million Americans misused prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from a home medicine cabinet.