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Give Student Health Your Old Drugs!

Posted: May 30, 2011

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The Student Health Services Pharmacy will be holding a drug Take-Back Day this Wednesday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The purpose of this Take-Back Day is to give you an opportunity to dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs.  We will take any expired, damaged or and unused medications (even if they are a controlled substance like narcotic pain medication or ADD medication), as well as sharps containers (containers that store used needles). 

Our goal is to address a vital public safety and public health issue by removing potentially dangerous prescription drugs from your backpacks and medicine cabinets. 

  • More than 7 million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. 
  • Each day, approximately 2,500 teens use prescription drugs for the first time to get high, according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America. 
  • Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet. 

So make a trip to the Student Health Center pharmacy part of your spring cleaning this year - it's a great way to keep yourself healthy and our campus safe! 

Jason Goodman,PharmD, RPh
Student Health Services
The Ohio State University

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