(From the Joplin Police Department)The Joplin Police Department is joining forces with Walmart to participate in a nationally recognized day focused on prescription drug safety.
This Saturday, Oct. 24, JPD will take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
The goal of this day is to provide communities across the nation with organized, safe, convenient, and responsible ways to dispose of expired, unused, and unwanted medication and to educate the public about the dangers of medication abuse.
JPD officers will be stationed in front of the Joplin Walmart store at 1501 S. Range Line Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Citizens can bring their unused prescription medication to the store and give them to officers and staff at the collection site. Officers will also be available to speak with shoppers and citizens about prescription drug safety.
JPD and Walmart are committed to taking part in the collective effort of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction, as well as drug-related violence.
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