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Prescription Drug Disposal Stoughton

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

OASIS on the Move

Stoughton’s Prescription Drug Disposal Kiosk: What Can (And Cannot) be Disposed of?

OASIS on the MOVE: The Stoughton Police report that a large number of items have been dropped off at the Prescription Drug Disposal kiosk at the police station which cannot be accepted. Here's a reminder of what can be dropped off at this kiosk.

The following is from the OASIS group (Organizing Against Substances In Stoughton): The Prescription Drug Disposal kiosk at the Stoughton Police station has been getting a lot of use lately.  This is great news - the more you use the drop box to dispose of unused and unwanted prescription medication, the less chance there is for those drugs to be misused. The kiosk is available in the lobby of the Police Station 24/7 for the disposal of medication, no questions asked. However, as the box is getting more use, OASIS and the Police Department want to remind people about the kinds of things that CAN and CANNOT be disposed of in the kiosk. Please dispose of your: Please DO NOT dispose of the following: If you do have needles / sharps, you can …

Longtime Resident

9:51 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013

Wouldn't it make more sense to combine the presciption disposal/sharps disposal to one location? It would make it easier for those who have trouble getting around to dispose of their stuff safely.   more ›

Monday, March 26, 2012

OASIS on the Move

OASIS on the Move: Be Sure to Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet

You can bring your unused medications to the police station, where it can now be properly disposed. No questions asked.

Hello, my name is Karen Hall and I wanted to introduce myself.  Some of you know me as the Youth Commission Director and some of you know me as the Council on Aging Director (I wear many hats). A select few also know me as MOM.   My third (tenth) hat is co-chair of the O.A.S.I.S. community coalition.  As you get to know and hear the many different voices of O.A.S.I.S. you see we each bring something unique to the coalition and to Stoughton.  In both aspects of my work I see people doing amazing things: working, volunteering, taking care of family (both young and wise) cleaning off cars in October.   In our mad rush we sometimes have projects that we never get to or forget about on a regular basis.   My goal for this piece to remind you to …

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