Old Meds – Good Riddance

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Last week, the Dickson Police Department took in a massive haul of drugs – more than eighty pounds of pills and capsules. But here’s the twist: it wasn’t a bust.

Residents of Dickson and surrounding counties voluntarily turned in their expired and unused prescription drugs. WPLN’s Kim Green reports on the opportunity for people to empty their medicine cabinets safely and legally.

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Related Links:
• National report from the Office of National Drug Policy on teen prescription drug use

• University of Memphis report on prescription drug abuse in Tennessee (PDF)

• The 2010 DAWN Report by SAMHSA on trends in ER visits due to non-medical pain reliever abuse

• 2009 Office of National Drug Policy report complies crime and survey data detailing illegal drug use in Tennessee. (PDF)

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