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W alkin’ The Beat W ith The Cornwall Police Service
Walkin’ The Beat With The Cornwall Police Service

Additionally, throwing medication, narcotics, vitamins, are seeking more information
medications into the garbage or pet medication, inhalers, about the Medi Drop Box
pouring them down the drain unopened EpiPens, liquid Program, please visit
creates other risks - they can medication (in container or bag) www.cornwallpolice.ca.
contaminate the water supply, and medication samples.
harm wildlife, or be scavenged The Medi Drop boxes are
and sold illegally. locked and securely mounted
The Cornwall Police Service to prevent removal of the
(CPS) and the Eastern Ontario medication or the box itself. The
Health Unit have partnered CPS is responsible for collecting
Stephanie McRae
Communications Co-ordinator to develop a Medi Drop Box and destroying the deposited
Program which gives residents medication.
ondering what to do with a safe and anonymous way Residents can also dispose

Wold medication that has to dispose of these unwanted of unwanted medication by
been sitting around your house? or expired prescription returning it to their pharmacy.

It is not uncommon for medications. Please note that syringes,
residents to wonder what they Drop boxes can be found at needles, thermometers, IV bags,
should do with unused, unwanted, both CPS stations (located at and bloody or infectious waste
or expired medication. Leaving 340 Pitt Street and 330 Montreal cannot be placed in the drop
unnecessary prescription drugs Road in Cornwall) as well as box. The Cornwall Community
laying around your house can at the Cornwall Community Hospital provides a bulk sharps
pose risks to youths who look to Hospital. disposal container should you
access medications to get high Accepted items include need to dispose of any syringes
or thieves looking to break-in expired, unwanted, or unused or needles.
and access prescription drugs. medication, over-the-counter If you have questions or

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