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Nearly 7,000 Pounds of Drugs Collected Over Weekend

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Tom Sofield
Unused or unwanted medications being collected Saturday outside the Falls Township police station. Credit: Kathy Kraeck
Unused or unwanted medications being collected Saturday outside the Falls Township police station.
Credit: Kathy Kraeck

County officials announced Monday that at 48 drop-off locations across Bucks County 6,710 pounds of unused prescription medication were collected on drug take-back event on Saturday.

The take-back event was part of a nationwide effort pushed by the Drug Enforcement Agency to help prevent substance abuse and protect the environment.

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“From my travels to Giant in Levittown, Tullytown, Falls, Lower Makefield, Yardley, and back, it appeared that all the sites were quite busy.” Kathy Kraeck, community mobilizer for Pennsbury LYFT, said.

In fact, LevittownNow.com contributor Dave Sommers said he saw people dropping off bags of unwanted medication.

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“From my own conversations, people were very pleased about the program, and happy to hear about the local permanent boxes where medications can be dropped off anytime,” Kraeck said.

Credit: Kathy Kraeck
Credit: Kathy Kraeck
Credit: Kathy Kraeck
Credit: Kathy Kraeck
District Attorney David Heckler at one of the collection points. Credit: Kathy Kraeck
District Attorney David Heckler at one of the collection points.
Credit: Kathy Kraeck
A collection point in Bristol Borough. Credit: Kathy Kraeck
A collection point in Bristol Borough.
Credit: Kathy Kraeck
Credit: Kathy Kraeck
Credit: Kathy Kraeck
Credit: Kathy Kraeck
Credit: Kathy Kraeck
Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.