The Saving Lives Coalition, under the auspices of the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC, has put together a large prescription and over the counter medication take back day campaign for families – Lock, Inventory, Dispose (Put a LID On It). In conjunction with Red Ribbon Week and Prescription and Over the Counter Drug Awareness initiative ,we have partnered together with Hatzalah of the Rockaways & Nassau County, the Nassau County 4th Precinct Police Department and Northwell Health for a Free Drive Through Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Sunday, October 24th from 11am-2pm at the Hatzalah Station on 724 West Broadway, Woodmere, NY.
According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.7 million people misused prescription drugs. The survey also showed that a majority of misused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. 93,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2020.
Every overdose is someone’s son or daughter!
Bring in your unused or expired prescription drug or over the counter medication for quick and easy disposal. We will also be giving out multiple informational brochures and Medication Inventory Sheets for families to post in their home medicine cabinets.
There will be balloons for the children, raffles and prizes. For more information, please visit our website at savinglives5townscoalition.org.
