Hereâs how you can safely dispose of prescription drugs you donât need
Law enforcement agencies across Utah are participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.
(Toby Talbot | AP file photo) Law enforcement agencies across Utah are participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24, 2021, to help people safely disposed of unused or expired prescription medication, such as OxyContin. | Updated: 4:06 a.m.
Unused medication â like opioids â sitting in a medicine cabinet can be dangerous. Millions of people misuse prescription pain relievers, stimulants and sedatives every year, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. And whether they know it or not, a majority of those drugs are obtained from family and friends.
KUER After voting to reduce the police department’s budget last June, the Salt Lake City Council has approved some budget amendments to add funding from its general fund and through grant programs to the department. The council will vote on additional funding requests at its meeting Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the Salt Lake City council will consider
another request to increase funding for police. It’s one of several from the city’s police department since last June, when the council
In fact, nearly every budget amendment that has come across the council’s desk this fiscal year has included additional
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The Salt Lake City Police Department has acquired 85 "less-lethal shotguns" that can be used in situations like suicide threats or crowd control in a riot.
Eighty-seven less-lethal shotguns have now been put into service by the Salt Lake City Police Department to provide officers with more options when confronted with dangerous situations.