Veterans encouraged to participate in Drug Take Back Day
PRESS RELEASE
July 19, 2024
NASHVILLE , TN — In observance of International Self-Care Day, TVHS Police Service is encouraging Veterans and their families to turn in expired or unused medications during its Drug Take Back event on July 24 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
A drug take back is a safe and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
No questions asked, Veterans and their families can drop off expired or unused medications at the Chattanooga, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, and Nashville VA campuses. Medication should be dropped off in the blue MedSafe boxes located in the following areas:
- Chattanooga: Main lobby
- Clarksville: Main lobby
- Murfreesboro: Urgent care center lobby and building 3 pharmacy lobby
- Nashville: Main lobby and emergency department lobby
VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System is an integrated tertiary health care system comprised of two hospitals, the Alvin C. York Campus in Murfreesboro and the Nashville Campus, as well as more than a dozen community-based outpatient clinics located in Tennessee and Kentucky. TVHS provides ambulatory care, primary care, and secondary care in acute medicine and surgery, specialized tertiary care, transplant services, spinal cord injury outpatient care, and a full range of extended care and mental health services.
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Hannah McDuffie, Public Affairs Officer
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