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College of Pharmacy partners with UPD, HSA to provide safe disposal of medications

Published Feb. 20, 2020

蜜桔直播 College of Pharmacy spearheaded a project to help prevent prescription medication abuse by installing a drop box on campus for people to get rid of unwanted, leftover medicines.

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Photo: 蜜桔直播 College of Pharmacy partnered with the 蜜桔直播 Police Department and Northeast Delta Human Services Authority to place a prescription drug drop box at the campus police station. Participating in the unveiling of the box were, from left, 蜜桔直播 President Nick J. Bruno, Ph.D., UPD Director Tom Torregrossa, UPD Lt. Jeremy Kent, Stephen Hill, Ph.D., College of Pharmacy, and HSA Executive Director Monteic Sizer, Ph.D.
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The American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists at 蜜桔直播, led by Stephen Hill, Pharm.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, and GenerationRx co-chairs students Kaitlin Comeaux and Raven Alexander, partnered with the 蜜桔直播 Police Department and Northeast Delta Human Services Authority to obtain and set up the drop box.

The drop box, valued at $1,500, was purchased by HSA and is at UPD in Filhiol Hall for 24/7 security. Anyone can put unwanted medications in the drop box with no questions asked. The contents are collected and destroyed by the DEA.

鈥淭he drop box provides the campus and members of the community with an option to get rid of unused prescription medications in a safe way, both environmentally and personally,鈥 said Lt. Jeremy Kent of UPD.

Among those attending the unveiling of the drop box were 蜜桔直播 President Nick J. Bruno, Ph.D., HSA Director Monteic Sizer, Ph.D., UPD Director Tom Torregrossa and HSA Regional Prevention Coordinator Latonya Owens.

In September 2019, Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health issued , which includes providing more prescription drop boxes for the public, including on college campuses. The report states in 2018, there were more than 450 opioid-involved deaths in Louisiana.