{"id":76962,"date":"2017-04-06T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=76962"},"modified":"2018-06-19T09:16:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T13:16:12","slug":"ucfpd-student-health-services-collect-unused-prescription-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfpd-student-health-services-collect-unused-prescription-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"UCFPD, Student Health Services to Collect Unused Prescription Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UCF Police Department and UCF Student Health Services are partnering to collect expired, unwanted and unused prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Medications will be collected Monday, April 10, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Student Union Atrium.<\/p>\n<p>The Drug Take Back Event is part of an anonymous, no-questions-asked national effort to curb drug abuse and safely dispose of unneeded medicine.<\/p>\n<p>No needles will be accepted, but all over-the-counter and prescription drugs are welcome, including inhalers, liquids and ointments. 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