The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services paid for a drug incinerator the Columbia Police Department recently acquired, according to a news release. The incinerator, named the Drug Terminator, cost $4,601, health department spokeswoman Andrea Waner said. The device … Read More
Detectives fire up incinerators to destroy drugs, donate thousands to public schools
Detectives fire up incinerators to destroy drugs, donate thousands to public schools Brunswick County, NC (WECT) – Detectives are not only getting drugs off the streets, but they’re also getting rid of them forever. Undercover detectives fired up the Drug Terminator on Friday. It’s an … Read More
Bisbee Community Chorus’s “Shed it-Shred it” fundraiser
A steady stream of people turned up to the Bisbee Community Chorus's “Shed it-Shred it” fundraiser to dispose of documents, electronics and medications at Ace Hardware in Bisbee on Saturday. In the kickoff event for Cochise County’s news Medication Disposal Program, about 5 pounds of unneeded … Read More
Many taking advantage of prescription drug take back program
UNION COUNTY — The opportunity to dispose of unwanted prescription medication on a weekday with no questions asked has proved so popular that the old mailbox used by the Union County Sheriff’s Office to collect the drugs has to be emptied every week. For three years, the sheriff’s office … Read More
‘Terminator’ disposes of unused medicines
Kentucky State Police demonstrate new incinerator. It was sent here to reduce the flow of prescription drugs into the underground market. The Kentucky State Police Post 3 held a demonstration Friday of its new Drug Terminator, an incinerator that disposes of unused prescription … Read More
Asset forfeiture assists purchase of Drug Terminator
Double-Duty Drug Fighter for Community Prescription Take-Back Programs and the Destruction of Confiscated Drugs. The safe and controlled destruction of confiscated drugs by law enforcement agencies is mandated by the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and is enforced by the United States Drug … Read More
Baxter County gets ‘Terminator’ to torch drugs Incinerator is portable device
MOUNTAIN HOME - Incinerating old or unneeded medicines helps counter teenage drug abuse and stems the flow of pharmaceuticals into rivers, lakes and streams, according to a partnership of law enforcement officers, health-care workers, businessmen and environmentalists. The Baxter County sheriff's … Read More