Thanks to a cooperative effort, Cass County residents now have two new permanent MedReturn Drug Collection Units, which will allow citizens to dispose of medications; including prescription meds properly. Local citizens looking to dispose of excess and expired prescription and over-the-counter medications can now visit the safe and secure permanent drop off locations at the Galveston Police Department, and at the Royal Center Town Hall.
The Cass County Solid Waste Management District has partnered with local law enforcement, and the local town boards to establish these new locations for the MedReturn conta iners, which will help reduce the supply of drugs that can potentially harm teens and adults.
That unit is still in place and is open to the public Monday-Friday from 8-4:00. The location at the Galveston Police Department will be available weekdays from 8-4:00, and also some Saturdays fromwx 8-4:00. The MedReturn container at the Royal Center Town Hall is available weekdays from 9-Noon and 1 to 4.
According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), more than six million Americans abuse prescription drugs. Among youth who are 12 to 17 years old, 7.4 percent report past year non-medical use of prescription drugs.
Some 1,000 MedReturn containers are currently located across the country.
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