Marshall County Sheriff's Dept. participating in DEA Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

Marshall County Sheriff Matthew Hassel announced that the County Sheriff’s Department will participate in the DEA National Drug Take Back this Saturday, April 26, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Residents can drop off their expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs to Marshall County Sheriff’s officers in the Walgreens Drug Store parking lot, 2014 North Michigan Street in Plymouth.

Drug abuse costs the U.S. more than $740 billion each year in expenses related to crime, lost work productivity, and health care, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Some experts believe that more people are abusing prescription medications due to the increased availability of these drugs. Doctors report writing more prescriptions than ever before. Additionally, it is easy to find online pharmacies selling these medications. Teens may take medications from their parents' medicine cabinets for themselves or their friends to use. Most young people have no idea what medications they are taking, or which ones may cause serious problems -- even death -- if used with other drugs or alcohol.  They might also believe the medicines are safe simply because they are prescriptions.

A survey indicates that more Americans abuse psychotherapeutics than the combined number of cocaine, heroin, and hallucinogen users. Expired, unused, or unwanted medications in homes pose a potential source of supply for drug abusers, creating a risk to public health and safety. Please take a few moments to clean out your medicine cabinets and bring them to the Walgreens Drug Store in Plymouth this Saturday, April 26th, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.