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Sheriff, police set up permanent drug drop box
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Dr. Jack Chapman, co-chairman of the Medical Association of Georgia Foundation’s “Think About It” campaign, explains the community health benefits of the new Hall County drop box for prescription medications. At right is fellow Gainesville physician Dr. P. Tennent Slack. - photo by EMMA WITMAN
As a prevention tool for the abuse of prescription drugs, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office and Gainesville Police Department have installed permanent drop boxes for unused or expired prescription medications. The boxes are a response to the success of the county’s biannual prescription drug “Take Back” days, which yielded 196 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in September. “This is the next natural step.