Crime & Safety

Officials Collect 250 Pounds of Drugs in Montrose-La Crescenta

About 250 pounds of prescription drugs were collected in the La Crescenta area, about 30 pounds were collected on National Prescription Drug Take-back Day, Saturday, Oct. 29.

The numbers are in and the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station had the highest amount of drugs collected in the Glendale area during the in October.

"While I don’t have any particular facts on the community’s response to the drug drop-off results, it may have been that the drug drop-off locations were easily assessable and advertised more in our area," Sheriff's Capt. David Silversparre told Patch.

The sheriff's station in La Crescenta had several bins to collect unused or expired prescriptions, which are available anytime.

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"As you know, the is the only location with 24/7 access, so I would suspect we would have a high collection rate than other areas with limited hours," Silversparre said.

The 250 pounds collected were from several months of drug collections at the station, according to sheriff's Detective Budge Coe of the Crescenta Valley Station.

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Here are the collection areas in Glendale, including unincorporated La Crescenta's sheriff's station, and the number collected, according to :

Glendale, La Crescenta: 250 pounds

Glendale, Foothill Boulevard: 69 pounds

Glendale, San Fernando Road: 5 pounds

Glendale, East Broadway: 22 pounds

Glendale, Flower Street: 46 pounds

Glendale, Verdugo Road: 149 pounds

More than eight tons of prescription drugs were collected throughout Los Angeles, according to Special Agent Timothy Landrum of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

“The Prescription Drug Take-Back program gives area residents a safe way to dispose of their unwanted medication,” said Timothy J. Landrum, DEA Special Agent in Charge, in a news release.

Unused, expired medications can pose a public safety issue, and can lead to accidental poisoning, overdose or general drug abuse, Landrum said.

“This collaborative effort resulted in getting more than 8 tons of medicine out of our homes, greatly reducing the hazard they pose to our families and communities.”


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