Medication Take Back Day – A Huge Success

On Saturday April 28^th, over 190 Putnam County residents came to the Putnam Hospital Center to participate in the Putnam Communities That Care (CTC) Coalition’s Medication Take Back Day. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Putnam Hospital Center, the Department of Health, The DEA and the Sheriff’s Office, collected over 770 pounds of unused or expired medications. “Keeping these medications out of the water supply as well as out of the hands of potential abusers makes this day so important”, says Kristin McConnell, the Executive Director of the Prevention Council of Putnam and co-chair of the Putnam CTC Coalition.

The Putnam CTC Coalition holds this event bi-annually. However, for those people who cannot make the event, there are MedReturn boxes throughout Putnam County in the following locations:

• Carmel Police Department
• Kent Police Department
• Putnam County Sheriff’s Office in Carmel
• Philipstown Town Hall
• Putnam Valley Town Hall
• Patterson Town Hall
• Lobby of the Kern Building in Brewster.

The boxes in the police departments are open 24/7. In Philipstown and the Kern Building in Brewster, the box is open Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:00pm and in Putnam Valley, the box is open Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm and in Patterson, the box is open Monday – Friday 9:00am to 4:00 pm. Those boxes can take all unused or expired prescription medications, OTC medicines, prescription ointments, pet medications and vitamins. They will not accept any needles, hydrogen peroxide, aerosol cans, lotions, liquids or IV bags.

For additional information, contact: Bruce Kelly of the Putnam CTC Coalition at 845-225-4646.

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