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Police - Drug Collection Unit

 Drug Collection Unit CVS pharmacy and The Partnership For Drug-Free Kids Help Bethlehem Township Combat Drug Abuse and Safer Disposal of Unused Medications.

Bethlehem Township Police Department announced that it has been awarded a grant from CVS pharmacy to install a Drug Collection Unit at the township municipal building. The new Unit will be located at in the main lobby of the municipal building and will provide residents with a safe and environmentally responsible way to dispose of unwanted, unused or expired medication, including controlled substances.

The Collection Unit is intended to reduce the amount of unneeded medicine in residents' homes and decrease prescription drug abuse, which has soared in recent years, especially among teenagers. More than 70 percent of teenagers say it is easy to get prescription drugs from their parents' medicine cabinets, according to a 2014 Partnership for Drug-Free Kids study.

The Unit will also help Bethlehem Township prevent the contamination of local landfills and water supplies from unused medication.

The Collection Unit is intended to reduce the amount of unneeded medicine in residents' homes and decrease prescription drug abuse, which has soared in recent years, especially among teenagers. More than 70 percent of teenagers say it is easy to get prescription drugs from their parents' medicine cabinets, according to a 2014 Partnership for Drug-Free Kids study.

The Unit will also help Bethlehem Township prevent the contamination of local landfills and water supplies from unused medication.

The Drug Collection Unit represents one of 1,000 Units CVS pharmacy and The Medicine Abuse Project (MAP), a five-year initiative of The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, are providing across the country. This innovative donation program is the largest retail pharmacy effort of its kind to date and supports MAP's goal to prevent a half million teenagers from abusing prescription medication by the year 2017. CVS pharmacy is the sole retail pharmacy sponsor of this program, which builds on the company's Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program.

"CVS pharmacy is dedicated to collaborating with organizations like The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids and local law enforcement to prevent the abuse of unwanted and expired medication," said Josh Flum, Senior Vice President of Retail Pharmacy at CVS Health. "The installment of drug collection receptacles is part of our ongoing commitment to battle prescription drug abuse in the U.S. and to help people in the communities we serve on their path to better health."

CVS pharmacy also assists law enforcement by supporting local drug take back events and promoting local drug disposal collection sites. CVS pharmacy has conducted drug collection campaigns utilizing their retail locations, including several National Drug Take Back Day events. Law enforcement agencies which operate their own on-going collection site programs can also arrange to have the address and hours of their operations posted in local CVS pharmacy stores.

Bethlehem Township's Drug Collection Unit site is open to the public from the hours of 8:00am-4:30pm Monday through Friday and drugs can be dropped off with no questions asked. Bethlehem Township residents and CVS pharmacy customers can also inquire about the Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program at the toll free phone number 1-866-559-8830.

About CVS pharmacy
CVS pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is America's leading retail pharmacy with more than 7,700 CVS pharmacy and Longs Drug stores in the U.S. CVS pharmacy is reinventing pharmacy to help people on their path to better health by providing the most accessible and personalized expertise, both in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information about CVS/pharmacy and CVS Health is available at www.cvshealth.com.

About The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids is dedicated to reducing teen substance abuse and supporting families impacted by addiction. We develop public education campaigns that drive awareness of teen substance abuse, and lead teen-targeted efforts that inspire young people to make positive decisions to stay healthy and avoid drugs and alcohol.

On our website, drugfree.org, and through our toll-free helpline (1-855-DRUGFREE), we provide families with direct support and guidance to help them address teen substance abuse. Finally, we build healthy communities, advocating for great access to adolescent treatment and funding for youth prevention programs. As a national nonprofit, we depend on donations from individuals, corporations, foundations and the public sector and are thankful to SAG-AFTRA and the advertising and media industries for their ongoing generosity.






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