Residents of Forsyth and Taney County now have a place to dispose of unused or outdated prescription medications.  The Taney County Elks Club has purchased a drop box for the Forsyth Police Department and the Taney County Sheriff’s Office.  Sheriff Jimmie Russell says the medications placed in the drop box will be incinerated, and he urges residents not to flush unused medications…

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Russell says leaving unused medications in the home can be hazardous to children, result in adults taking the wrong prescription if a number of old prescriptions remain in the house.  Russell says the drop box will be available any time in the lobby of the sheriff’s office for disposal of unused medications.  If you’re unable to get to the sheriff’s office to dispose of those medications, a deputy can be sent to pick them up.  Call the Taney County Sheriff’s Office at 417-546-7250.

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A drop box is now available in Forsyth for disposal of old medications.  The Taney County Elks Club purchased the drop box for the Forsyth Police Department and the Sheriff’s Department, and is located at the sheriff’s office. Taney County Sheriff Jimmie Russell…

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Russell says medications placed in the drop box will be incinerated.  He says medications left in the home can pose a hazard to children, or to adults who may accidentally take the wrong prescription.  The sheriff says medications should not be flushed into the sewer system, as it would eventually end up contaminating the groundwater.