A NEW WAY TO GET RID OF UNWANTED OR OUTDATED MEDS WAS UNVEILED IN ALTOONA.
A REPORT BY WJAC INDICATES THAT THE JAMES E. VAN ZANDT V.A.MEDCIAL CENTER IN ALTOONA ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY A NEW AND SAFE WAY FOLKS CAN DISPOSE OF DRUGS, (OPIOIDS) THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME HARMFUL AND ADDICTING. PILLS ARE DUMPED INTO A CONTAINER AND INTO A LIQUID SOLUTION, WHICH IMMEDIATELY RENDERS THE PILLS USELESS. ALSO, THEY CANNOT BE RETRIEVED ONCE THEY ARE PUT INTO THE CONTAINER. A COMPANY CALLED NARCX DEVELOPED THE DISPOSAL SYSTEM, AND IS BEING USED IN MORE THAN 50 V.A. HOSPITALS ACROSS THE NATION, AND THE COMPANY SAYS IT WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE BE PUT TO USE. GETTING UNWANTED DRUGS, PILLS AND OPIOIDS OUT OF THE HOUSE IS THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM.
