Addicted Michigan: Drug take back programs help West Michigan tackle the opioid epidemic

by Alexis Berdine | Newschannel 3

Wed, November 6th 2019, 10:46 PM UTC

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Reports emerging about a possible financial settlement in 2019 with Purdue Pharma, the company that has come to symbolize the nation’s opioid epidemic, suggests the settlement amount won’t come anywhere near what the national crisis has cost. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

People can dispose of unwanted or unused medications at any of the six Red Med Box collection sites throughout the county. (WWMT/RedMedBoxes.com)

People can dispose of unwanted or unused medications at any of the six Red Med Box collection sites throughout the county. (WWMT/RedMedBoxes.com){p}{/p}

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FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Reports emerging about a possible financial settlement in 2019 with Purdue Pharma, the company that has come to symbolize the nation’s opioid epidemic, suggests the settlement amount won’t come anywhere near what the national crisis has cost. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

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