Do you have a cabinet full of expired or unwanted medications and don't know what to do with them? On Saturday February 20, 2010 from 10:00AM- 2:00PM the Warren County Sheriff's Office along with the Warren County Drug Task Force will be collecting unwanted medications at the Deerfield Township Fire and Rescue Station #58 located at 2095 Kings Mill Rd, Mason Ohio. You can drop off: Prescription Medicine, Syrups, Capsules, Patches, Gels, Powders and Ointments.  For more information, you can contact Home Instead Senior Care at 701-3141.

Did you know?

• Teens abuse prescription drugs more than any other illicit drug except marijuana; more than cocaine,herion, and methamphetamine combined.
• Every day 2,500 youth ages 12-17 abuse pain medication for the first time.
• In 2006, more than 2.1 million teens between the ages of  12-17  reported abusing prescription drugs.
• The majority of teens wrongly believe that abusing prescription and over-the-counter drugs is "safer" than using illicit drugs.
• More than 3 in 5 teens say prescription drugs are easy to get from medicine cabinets.