The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office has sched- uled a Prescription Drug Take-Back Event for October 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Waitsburg Fire Station on Main Street. This is an op- portunity for citizens to bring in old and unwanted pre- scriptions for free disposal.

Following are some im- portant facts on prescription drugs from the DEA:

- Unused or expired pre- scription meds are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse.

- The non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks second only to marijuana as the most common form of drug abuse in America.

- The majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from family and friends - and the home medicine cabinet.

- Unused prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved and abused or il- legally sold.

For more information on prescription drugs and disposal visit www.dea.gov