{"id":19985,"date":"2020-10-14T21:01:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T01:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=19985"},"modified":"2020-10-14T21:01:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T01:01:16","slug":"orleans-county-national-prescription-drug-take-back-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/10\/14\/orleans-county-national-prescription-drug-take-back-day\/","title":{"rendered":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheriff Christopher Bourke is pleased to announce that the Sheriff\u2019s Office will again participate in this nationwide undertaking, which takes place on Saturday October 24, 2020 between 10:00 A.M. &amp; 2:00 P.M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of Justice\/Drug Enforcement Administration, the Orleans County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the Orleans County Public Health Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a great opportunity for the public to surrender unwanted and\/or expired medications and sharps for safe &amp; proper disposal. Events such as these have dramatically reduced the risk of prescription drug diversion &amp; abuse, as well as increasing awareness of this critical public health issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the Current COVID19 restrictions, the Sheriff\u2019s Office will be hosting a drive-up event. All medications and sharps will be collected from participants at their vehicle. Please wear a face covering while participating in this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only authorized collection site for this event will be located at the Orleans County Public Safety Building. We apologize for the inconvenience of not having additional collection locations for this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orleans County Public Safety Building \u2013 13925 State Route 31 \u2013 Albion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THIS WILL BE A DRIVE-THRU COLLECTION SITE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release Sheriff Christopher Bourke is pleased to announce that the Sheriff\u2019s Office will again participate in this nationwide undertaking, which takes place on Saturday October 24, 2020 between 10:00 A.M. &amp; 2:00 P.M. This is a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of Justice\/Drug Enforcement Administration, the Orleans County \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/10\/14\/orleans-county-national-prescription-drug-take-back-day\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-orleans-county"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-5cl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41465,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/11\/orleans-county-sheriffs-office-to-participate-in-national-drug-take-back-day-on-april-22nd\/","url_meta":{"origin":19985,"position":0},"title":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Sheriff&#8217;s Office to participate in National Drug Take-Back Day on April 22nd","author":"aka","date":"April 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release ALBION \u2013 Sheriff Christopher Bourke is pleased to announce that the Sheriff\u2019s Office will again participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Justice \u2013 Drug Enforcement Administration and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Orleans County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Orleans County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/orleans-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FB_IMG_1482764165430.jpg?fit=200%2C200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":29146,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/11\/18\/orleans-county-21st-annual-national-prescription-take-back-results\/","url_meta":{"origin":19985,"position":1},"title":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/21st Annual National Prescription Take-Back results","author":"aka","date":"November 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Thursday, November 18, 2021 On October 23, 2021, The Orleans County Sheriff\u2019s Office participated in the 21st Annual National Prescription Take-Back Day. 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