Mississippi has the fourth highest opioid-prescribing rate in the country. It is important to properly dispose of excess drugs. Now citizens in our community will not have to wait for a specific take-back day to clean out their medicine cabinets. Mississippi State Medical Association Alliance has joined forces with the Laurel Police Department to establish a permanent MedReturn drug collection program in order to reduce the supply of drugs that can potentially harm teens and adults.

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