CEO Corner: How to Add Drug Deactivation and Disposal to Your Wellness Program
Jason Sundby, CEO of Verde Environmental Technologies, Inc., discusses how a workplace drug deactivation and disposal campaign can help protect workers and businesses.
Cuyahoga Falls Police Department, SCCP distributing drug disposal bags
A federal grant awarded to the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department will be used to distribute Deterra Pouches on behalf of Summit County Community Partnerships in Ohio.
Shelby police, health department tackling use of unused prescription medicine
Deterra Pouches are part of a proactive prevention campaign in Cleveland County aimed at preventing prescription drug misuse by adolescents.
Drones, drug bags purchased for sheriff’s department
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department purchased Deterra Pouches through a state grant to distribute at events to encourage residents to safely destroy unwanted medication at home.
Partnership Carson City responds to national drug use, overdose trends
Deterra Pouches, medication lockboxes and Narcan are offered by Partnership Carson City to combat opioid abuse and overdoses in Nevada.
Free home drug disposal kits are available now
Wyandot County, Ohio, makes free Deterra Pouches available to help residents safely dispose of unused medications to prevent misuse and protect the environment.
Firearm retailers, pharmacies and mental health advocates team up to fight suicide
Mental health advocates, pharmacies and firearms retailers promote safe drug disposal and gun storage to prevent suicides in Montana.
‘Drug Take Back Event’ held
Free Deterra Drug Deactivation and Disposal System Pouches offered at drive-thru events in several Ohio counties as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Grant will provide new medication disposal methods in Morrison County
Morrison County gets a grant to acquire Deterra Pouches and containers to assist the community in properly disposing of unused drugs.
Putnam County’s Medication Take Back Day A Success
In New York’s Putnam County, Deterra Pouches were distributed to the community and over 450 pounds of medication were collected at a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event.