AM 1240 WJON » drug take-back http://wjon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 05:34:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Drug Take-Back Day Collected 140 Pounds of Prescriptions http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-day-collected-140-pounds-of-prescriptions/ http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-day-collected-140-pounds-of-prescriptions/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:31:33 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=97468 The Benton County Sheriff's Office, in cooperation with the Sauk Rapids and Rice police departments and the Drug Enforcement Administration, held a prescription drug take-back day last Saturday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-day-collected-140-pounds-of-prescriptions/feed/ 0 Getty Images Benton County to Hold Drug Take Back Event http://wjon.com/benton-county-to-hold-drug-take-back-event-2/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-to-hold-drug-take-back-event-2/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:01:36 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=95319 Benton County residents have a chance to get rid of old or unused medications tomorrow. The Benton County Sheriff's Department along with police departments in Sauk Rapids and Rice will be taking part in the DEA National Take Back Initiative.

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]]> http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-event-in-big-lake/feed/ 0 Getty Images Over 320 Pounds Of Unused Prescription Drugs Collected In Stearns County http://wjon.com/over-320-pounds-of-unused-prescription-drugs-collected-in-stearns-county/ http://wjon.com/over-320-pounds-of-unused-prescription-drugs-collected-in-stearns-county/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 17:20:51 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=14215 Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner says they collected over 320 pounds of unused prescription drugs last Saturday. Their drug take back program was held at three sites. It was organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.

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]]> http://wjon.com/over-320-pounds-of-unused-prescription-drugs-collected-in-stearns-county/feed/ 0 Area Counties Hosting Drug Collection Events http://wjon.com/area-counties-hosting-drug-collection-events/ http://wjon.com/area-counties-hosting-drug-collection-events/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:31:54 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=13581 The Sheriff's Departments in several area counties are participating in a drug collection program tomorrow (Saturday). The hours in each county are 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/area-counties-hosting-drug-collection-events/feed/ 0 Getty Images Stearns County To Install Rx Drug Drop Boxes http://wjon.com/stearns-county-to-install-rx-drug-drop-boxes/ http://wjon.com/stearns-county-to-install-rx-drug-drop-boxes/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:57:24 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=10706 Stearns County is going to install drop boxes for you to safely dispose of your old prescription drugs. Chief Deputy Sheriff Bruce Bechtold told county commissioners it's both a safety issue and an environmental one. Bechtold says they are working with the Environmental Services Department to run the program. He says the goal is to get the drugs out the home and safely dispose of them without the drugs getting into the groundwater.

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