Fourteen sites across Erie County will be collecting pharmaceuticals during National Prescription Drug Drop Off Day, Legislator Edward A. Rath, III announced. Residents are encouraged to drop off their prescriptions and over-the-counter medications to ensure they are properly disposed of.

“I encourage all residents to check around their homes for outdated and unwanted prescriptions and drop them off at one of the several sites set up across Erie County,” Legislator Rath said. “By removing these items from the home, residents are eliminating a potentially dangerous situation.”

No questions will be asked concerning items that are dropped off. For information about the program, please visit www.NationalPrescriptionDrugDropOff.com.

Tobacco has been in the news for a few months now, with the FDA releasing its new cigarette labels to big tobacco suing the FDA. Many people have seen the commercials and know that tobacco kills but choose to smoke anyways, so why all the fuss?

Many people have a hard time believing that tobacco is an addictive drug similar to cocaine or heroin. However nicotine, which is the addictive ingredient in tobacco, is one of the most widely abused drugs in the US. In a report from the US Department of Health it states: