Lake Oconee Elks participate in Drug Take Back Day
Published 1:57 pm Thursday, November 5, 2020
- Elk Don Hill, Publix Asst. Mgr. Gerald, Sherrif Donnie Harrison, Elk Dom Serra.
On Saturday, Oct. 24, the Lake Oconee Elks, with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Publix at Lake Oconee Village and the Drug Enforcement Administration took back pills and patches from the public for disposal in front of Publix. The service was free, no questions asked .The CDC estimated that deaths from drug overdoses in 2018 numbered 67,367. This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines-flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash-both pose potential safety and health hazards. Pictured from left: Lake Oconee Elk Don Hill, Publix Asstistant Manager Gerald, Sheriff Donnie Harrison and Lake Oconee Elk Dom Serra.