Multiple drop boxes will be placed in strategic locations across Orange County for the disposal of unwanted or unused prescription, and over the counter drugs, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Thursday.
Demings, who cited the increase in the misuse of prescription drugs for the drop boxes, will announce the prescription drug disposal locations and times for drop-offs, at a news briefing tomorrow. Carol Burnett, Director, Orange County Office for a Drug Free Community, will join Demings for the announcement.
The boxes will provide Central Florida citizens a convenient and safe place to dispose of those unwanted drugs and to keep them away from those who might abuse them.
Surveys indicate that 70% of people 12 and older who abuse prescription drugs get them from a family or friends, and after marijuana prescription drugs are the most commonly abused substances by Americans over the age of 14.
