Prescription Drop-Off Day efforts yield 677 pounds of prescription medications in northeast Iowa

With the assistance of Helping Services for Northeast Iowa and Substance Abuse Services for Clayton County; the Northeast Iowa Drug Task Force participated in the National Prescription Drop-Off Day Event this past Saturday, April 30. The Drug Task Force and its 18 agencies had 20 different drop off sites throughout northeast Iowa, including three in Allamakee County.
Saturday’s event yielded a total of 677 pounds of prescription medications being dropped off throughout the 20 different northeast Iowa locations.
The purpose of these events is to keep medications out of the hands of people who may misuse or abuse them, especially our youth. Prescription drug abuse is a growing epidemic in America; it is one of the fastest growing threats to the youth of today.
This year alone, the Northeast Iowa Drug Task Force has seized over 2,000 dose units of illegally-used prescription drugs during the first nine months of its campaign in the war against drugs.

The following agencies are members of the Northeast Iowa Drug Task Force and took part in this weekend's Prescription Drop-Off Day Event:
Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department, Calmar-Ossian Police Department, Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Department, Clayton County Sheriff’s Department, Cresco Police Department, Decorah Police Department, Elkader Police Department, Fayette County Sheriff's Department, Guttenberg Police Department, Howard County Sheriff’s Department, Mar-Mac Unified Police Department, Monona Police Department, Nashua Police Department, New Hampton Police Department, Postville Police Department, Waukon Police Department, West Union Police Department, Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Department, and Northeast Iowa Drug Task Force County Attorney Andrew VanDerMaaten.