Grayslake Sets Up Drug Disposal Location

The purpose of this program is to collect and safely dispose of unwanted and unused medication, thus keeping them out of the hands of individuals who might otherwise become victims of prescription drug abuse.

The Village of Grayslake, and their Police Department support the Save a Star Drug Awareness Foundation’s Pill Disposal Program and have installed a disposal receptacle in the Grayslake Police Department Lobby, 10 S. Seymour Ave.

The Save a Star Drug Awareness Foundation was founded in Highland Park, Illinois by David and Gail Katz and their daughter, Melissa Katz Gold, following the death of David and Gail’s 25-year-old son and Melissa’s brother, Daniel, from an overdose of prescription drug medication in June, 2007.

The Save a Star Drug Awareness Foundation was created to educate the public about the dangers and consequences of prescription drug abuse and addiction, and to provide tangible methods to remove unwanted and unused medications from America’s homes.

• Teens abuse prescription drugs more than any illicit street drug except marijuana.
• 70 percent of people who abuse prescription drugs say they get them out of the medicine cabinets of family and friends.
• Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths have doubled in the last decade and now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States.

The Village and their Police Department have partnered with the Save a Star Drug Awareness Foundation to battle non medical use of prescription drugs.

The following items are acceptable for disposal:

• Prescription Medications
• Including controlled substance
• All over the counter and pet medications Sample packs of drugs
• Vitamins
• Liquids
• Creams

The following items are not acceptable for disposal:

• Needles/Sharps 
• Thermometers
• IV Bags
• Bloody Waste 
• Hydrogen Peroxide