M e d i c a l R e c o r d F e at u r e
6th Annual
Drug Take Back Event
On Saturday, April 23rd, the Berks County Medical Society hosted its 6th Annual Drug Take Back Event.
BCMS once again partnered with District Attorney John Adams, the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the Reading Fightin Phils, and the SOS Berks to encourage residents to safely dispose of any unnecessary medications. Held at First Energy Stadium, it was a drive-through event where participants received complimentary tickets to a Fightin Phils baseball game, later this summer. This year, about two hundred cars came through, and 472 lbs. of unused prescription drugs were collected, of which 122 were controlled substances. This year we were especially pleased to be joined by enthusiastic students from the Drexel/Tower Health Medical school. Thank you to all our volunteers and sponsors for another extremely successful event.
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