PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department was taking back unwanted prescription drugs in front of the Harmon Stores, Morris Hills Shopping Center, on Saturday, April 29.
Pictured above is Parsippany-Troy Hills Patrolman Remo D’Alessandro, Officer Michael Ruggier and Sgt. Craig Brooks, Morris County Sheriff Officer.
Prescription drug misuse, abuse and overdose are growing concerns across the nation. According to a 2015 survey 41.0% of prescription-drug-using students indicated taking the drugs from a family member living in their home, 41.8% indicated that a friend or family member gave them to the student, 26.9% indicated that they bought them from someone, 14.1% indicated they took them from someone not related to them, and 12.9% indicated they took them from relatives who were not living in their home.
