BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190427T150000Z DTEND:20190427T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:NW Medicine Prescription Drug Take Back Event DESCRIPTION:Every day\, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids. As the prescription opioid epidemic continues to worsen\, Northwestern Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago are coming together with the Drug Enforcement Administration to host collection sites for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event aims to provide a safe\, convenient and responsible way to dispose of unused opioids and other prescription medications\, while also educating the general public about the potential for misuse of medications.\n\nUnused medications thrown in the trash can be retrieved and abused\, or illegally sold. If they are flushed\, they can contaminate the water supply. Proper disposal of unused drugs saves lives and protects the environment.\n\nPlease note\, sharps and liquids will not be accepted\, and Take Back Day is for community members\, not for commercial organizations.\n\nNorthwestern Medicine will host five sites for community members to visit from 10 am 2 pm on Saturday\, April 27:\n\n\n Lavin Family Pavilion Driveway (with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago on the Northwestern Memorial Hospital campus)\n\n 259 East Erie Street\n\n Chicago\, Illinois 60611\n Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital \n\n Bays Medical Building Entrance\n\n 900 N. Westmoreland Road\n\n Lake Forest\, Illinois 60045\n Northwestern Medicine Convenient Care St. Charles (on the east side of the parking lot by Kirk Road)\n\n 2900 Foxfield Road\, Suite 100\n\n St. Charles\, Illinois 60174\n Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital \n\n 1302 North Main Street\n\n Sandwich\, Illinois 60548\n Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital (at the West parking lot across the street on Winfield Road)\n\n 25 N. Winfield Road\n\n Winfield\, IL 60190\n Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital is also partnering with the DeKalb Police on this day:\n\n DeKalb Police Department\n\n 700 W Lincoln Highway\n\n DeKalb\, IL 60115\n\n\nFor more information on prescription drug misuse and proper disposal\, visit:\n\n\n www.dea.gov*\n www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com*\n www.justthinktwice.com* X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Every day\, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids. As the prescription opioid epidemic continues to worsen\, Northwestern Medicine and Ann &\; Robert H. Lurie Children'\;s Hospital of Chicago are coming together with the Drug Enforcement Administration to host collection sites for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event aims to provide a safe\, convenient and responsible way to dispose of unused opioids and other prescription medications\, while also educating the general public about the potential for misuse of medications.

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Unused medications thrown in the trash can be retrieved and abused\, or illegally sold. If they are flushed\, they can contaminate the water supply. Proper disposal of unused drugs saves lives and protects the environment.

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Please note\, sharps and liquids will not be accepted\, and Take Back Day is for community members\, not for commercial organizations.

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Northwestern Medicine will host five sites for community members to visit from 10 am &ndash\; 2 pm on Saturday\, April 27:

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For more information on prescription drug misuse and proper disposal\, visit:

\n\n\n LOCATION:Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital (in the west parking lot across the street on Winfield Road) 25 North Winfield Road Winfield\, Illinois 60190 plus other locations UID:e.864.18556 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260509T062000Z URL:https://business.wheatonchamber.com/events/details/nw-medicine-prescription-drug-take-back-event-04-27-2019-18556 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR