Project Rx Completes Second Successful Med Take-Back Event
Submitted by: Meg Ried on Jun 22, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Tagged with: Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Carolina Institute for Community Policing, community event, Greenville County Sheriff's Office, Greenville Family Partnership, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville Technical College, Medication Safety, medication take-back event, Project Rx: A River Remedy, Renewable Water Resources (ReWa), Upstate Forever, Whole Foods Market
Source: Renewable Water Resources (ReWa)
Greenville, S.C. (June 22, 2010)—Project Rx: A River Remedy, a community-driven medication collection event, held its second event and collected 752.81lbs of medication from the Greenville residents today. The collection event was held at two Greenville sites: McAlister Square off Pleasantburg Drive and St. Francis Downtown off Hwy. 123.
More than 375 individuals drove-through the Project Rx collection stations dropping off a combined volume of more than 81.64 lbs of controlled drugs and more than 671.17 lbs of non-controlled drugs for law enforcement to properly dispose of through incineration. The majority of the medications collected were pills but also included some liquid, powder and ointment medications. Notables included international medications from South America and Asia, as well as a prescription dating back to 1972.
The Project Rx community task force includes Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Carolina Institute for Community Policing, Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, Greenville Family Partnership, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville Safe Communities Drug-Free Alliance, Greenville Technical College, Renewable Water Resources, Upstate Forever and Whole Foods Market. The planning committee proudly thanks all of the volunteers and the members of the Greenville Community for attending the event.
The Project Rx event will continue semi-annually and a fall date will be announced soon.
For more information, visit the Project Rx website, http://www.aRiverRemedy.org and be sure to like the organization on www.facebook.com/ariverremedy for future updates.
Project Rx: A River Remedy
Project Rx is a local collaboration of community organizations united to help keep our rivers and residents safe from unused medications. As a safe alternative to flushing unwanted medications down the drain, or leaving them at home within the reach of the wrong hands, this semi-annual take-back program allows Upstate residents to bring their unused prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins and supplements in for free and safe disposal with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office…the perfect remedy for our community.
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