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AUTHORITES HELP FOLKS
ACROSS THE MIAMI VALLEY CLEAN
OUT THEIR MEDICINE CABINETS
TODAY. PEOPLE DROPPED OFF
THEIR EXPIRED OR UNWANTED
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AT
GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER.
WHICH IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE
WE'RE TOLD THE MAJORITY OF
ABUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE
OBTAINED FROM FAMILY AND
FRIENDS. LIEUTENANT DANNY
HOBBS AT GRANDVIEW BELIEVES
IT'S A BIG PROBLEM HERE AT
HOME AND NATIONWIDE,
ESPECIALLY FOR TEENAGERS.
"GET THEM OUT OF THE CABINETS
OF THEIR PARENTS HOME, THEIR
GRANDPARENTS HOME. THAT THEY
MAY NOT EVEN REALIZE THAT
YOUNG ADULTS ARE ABUSING THOSE
DRUGS AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE
GETTING THEM FROM." THIS WAS
THE HOSPITAL'S FIRST TIME
PARTICIPATING IN A PILL
TAKE-BACK. IT WILL NOW TURN
THE DRUGS OVER TO THE UNITED
STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT
ADMINISTRATION--AND THE DRUGS
WILL BE DISPOSED OF.