As fentanyl-related deaths reach record highs in California, the Drug Enforcement Administration is trying to prevent all pill-related overdoses by providing a safe space to dispose of the drugs. Saturday is National Drug Take-Back Day. The Woodland Police Department has offered a secure area for residents to drop off unused and expired medications before drug dealers get their hands on them. “They’ll make them look like something fake for five bucks a pill,” said volunteer Doug Peyton. Having a safe space is a relief for resident Edith Lacaro. “I was a little embarrassed to bring so much but I’m glad they did, otherwise I didn’t know what to do,” she said. “I was nervous to take it somewhere else.” Lacaro returned two bags full of pills she had had at home for ten years. She has an autistic child at home. “I was afraid she was on these drugs,” Lacaro said. Peyton pulled out a bag of colorful pills that someone dropped off, he said kids might mistake them for candy or teens would like to experiment. “It’s pretty, so the kids will take it,” a- he declared. The police want to keep these pills out of the reach of children and teenagers. “, said Marisa Ramirez, a crime prevention specialist. Woodland Police said they receive between 150 and 300 pounds per pill at the events held twice a year. The pills will be destroyed. They did not accepted illegal drugs or needles.
As fentanyl-related deaths reach record highs in California, the Drug Enforcement Administration is trying to prevent all pill-related overdoses by providing a safe space to dispose of the drugs. Saturday is National Medication Day.
The Woodland Police Department has offered a secure area for residents to drop off unused and expired medications before drug dealers get their hands on them first.
“They’ll make them look like something fake for five bucks a pill,” said volunteer Doug Peyton.
Having a safe space is a relief for resident Edith Lacaro.
“I was a little embarrassed to bring so much but I’m glad they’re doing it, otherwise I didn’t know what to do,” she said. “I was nervous to take it somewhere else.”
Lacaro returned two bags full of pills she had had in her home for ten years. She has an autistic child at home.
“I was afraid she was going to these drugs,” Lacaro said.
Peyton pulled out a bag of colorful pills that someone dropped off, he said the kids might mistake for candy or the teenagers might want to experiment with.
“It’s pretty, so the kids will take it,” he said.
The police want to keep these pills out of reach of children and teenagers.
“They can get rid of it here and so the kids don’t get in there and accidentally overdose,” said crime prevention specialist Marisa Ramirez.
Woodland Police said she received between 150 and 300 pounds per pill at events held twice a year.
The pills will be destroyed.
They didn’t accept illegal drugs or needles.
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