ROANOKE, Va. – Volunteers fanned out across the Roanoke Valley on Saturday to collect unused and expired medications as part of National Drug Take Back Day.
Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare and the Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition, known as RAYSAC, partnered to staff donation sites throughout the region. The twice-yearly event gives residents a safe, no-questions-asked way to drop off prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and even pet medications.
Why proper disposal matters
RAYSAC Director Adam Neal says the goal goes beyond clearing out medicine cabinets…