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Help End Rx Drug Abuse!! Participate in National Drug Take Back Day on 4/26!!!

2014’s National Drug Take Back Day on 4/26!!!

Did you know that prescription medicines are not the most commonly abused drugs among 12 to 13-year-old kids?

YES it is true!!!

What Can I Do To Help?

  • Include your medicine cabinet into your spring cleaning routine.
  • April 26, 2014 is National Drug Take Back Day!
  • Participate by bringing all your expired and unused medications to Stratford Police Department and drop them off in our Unused Medication Drop Box. (Stratford’s MedReturn Box is open 24 hours everyday, for more information, click here)

Here is a list of what you can drop off:

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ACCEPTED: Prescription, over-the-counter, pet medication; vitamins/nutritional supplements; prescription patches and ointments, medication samples.

NOT ACCEPTED: hydrogen peroxide, inhalers, thermometers, needles (sharps), aerosol cans, hazardous waste, business/professional waste.

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For more information, please call Stratford Police Department at 203-385-4100.

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