24/7 Prescription Drug Drop Box Located in South Fallsburg
October 23, 2013 by The Catskill Chronicle
FALLSBURG, NY (October 23, 2013) – The Fallsburg Police station in South Fallsburg, NY is the home of a new 24/7 Prescription Drug Drop Box. Sullivan County residents are urged to dispose of unwanted pills by dropping them inside this unit to prevent 
prescriptions from ending up in the wrong hands and to protect the environment.
Chief Williams will oversee the contents and disposal which will coincide with the county’s prescription drug take back days.
It is no longer recommended to flush pills or bury them in landfills. Residents can also help protect the environment by using this box or participating in our upcoming National Drug Take Back Day on October 26 at various locations throughout the county.
This first drug drop box was purchased by the Sullivan County Rural Health Network. The Sullivan County Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, a subcommittee of the Rural Health Network, meets monthly at Sullivan County Public Health Services to discuss ideas for prevention strategies. The task force has been networking with the Recovery Center who is the lead agency on National Prescription Drug Take Back Days.
The next Prescription Drug Take Back Day is October 26 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Fallsburg Police station, Liberty Police station, Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris, and the Ted Stroebele Center in Monticello.
The task force would like to thank, Alyssa Piatek, Liberty High School, for her winning logo entry for the drug drop box. All area high school graphic art teachers were notified in the spring and asked to invite their students to help design a new logo. The task force also thanks Rhonda Owens and Jeff Bank for their monetary donation for the winner; the Fallsburg Police Dept and Chief Williams for committing time to help curb the tide of the increasing epidemic of prescription drug abuse; Greg Tavormina, who was instrumental in obtaining the site of the first SCRHN drug drop box.
For more information call Sue Clark at 845-292-5910, ext. 2222 at Sullivan County Public Health Services.
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24/7 Prescription Drug Drop Box Located in South Fallsburg
October 23, 2013 by The Catskill Chronicle
FALLSBURG, NY (October 23, 2013) – The Fallsburg Police station in South Fallsburg, NY is the home of a new 24/7 Prescription Drug Drop Box. Sullivan County residents are urged to dispose of unwanted pills by dropping them inside this unit to prevent
prescriptions from ending up in the wrong hands and to protect the environment.
Chief Williams will oversee the contents and disposal which will coincide with the county’s prescription drug take back days.
It is no longer recommended to flush pills or bury them in landfills. Residents can also help protect the environment by using this box or participating in our upcoming National Drug Take Back Day on October 26 at various locations throughout the county.
This first drug drop box was purchased by the Sullivan County Rural Health Network. The Sullivan County Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, a subcommittee of the Rural Health Network, meets monthly at Sullivan County Public Health Services to discuss ideas for prevention strategies. The task force has been networking with the Recovery Center who is the lead agency on National Prescription Drug Take Back Days.
The next Prescription Drug Take Back Day is October 26 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Fallsburg Police station, Liberty Police station, Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris, and the Ted Stroebele Center in Monticello.
The task force would like to thank, Alyssa Piatek, Liberty High School, for her winning logo entry for the drug drop box. All area high school graphic art teachers were notified in the spring and asked to invite their students to help design a new logo. The task force also thanks Rhonda Owens and Jeff Bank for their monetary donation for the winner; the Fallsburg Police Dept and Chief Williams for committing time to help curb the tide of the increasing epidemic of prescription drug abuse; Greg Tavormina, who was instrumental in obtaining the site of the first SCRHN drug drop box.
For more information call Sue Clark at 845-292-5910, ext. 2222 at Sullivan County Public Health Services.
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