Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Yates delivered 170.65 pounds of unused/out of date prescription drugs to the Arkansas State Troop B Headquarters on Tuesday.
The pills were collected during the RX Takeback hosted several times a year by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the National RX Takeback. This program helps to keep prescription drugs from being dumped in our trash services where they can be harmful to the environment. High levels of prescription meds have been detected in water tables across the United States from unused meds being thrown away in landfills. The RX Takeback has worked to reduce the risk of contamination as well as accidental poisoning from the pills being around households.
Officers from the Drug Enforcement Agency met the Lawrence County Sheriff at the Troop B Headquarters and took the drugs to be destroyed. For more information on the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office visit www.lawrencecountysheriffsoffice.com .