Drug take back event planned for Saturday
By Sarah Hawley - shawley@aimmediamidwest.com
OHIO VALLEY Local drug take back events are planned, in conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24.
According to the DEA, “The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue.”
Locally, a drug take back event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Holzer Meigs Emergency Department, 41861 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy, as a collaborative effort between Holzer Health System, Meigs County Prevention Coalition and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office.
In Gallia County, the drug take back event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon in the Holzer Center for Cancer Care parking area, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. The event is a collaborative effort between Holzer Health System, Gallia County Citizens for Prevention and Recovery and the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office.
Lonnie Maxson is facing a fifth-degree felony charge of deception to obtain a dangerous drug.
Credit: Franklin County Jail Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 7:25 PM EDT April 20, 2021
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio A Franklin County deputy accused of pill shopping and getting overlapping prescriptions has been arrested.
According to court records, Lonnie Maxson obtained a seven-day prescription for oxycodone-acetaminophen on Feb. 9.
He is accused of then obtaining a four-day prescription on Feb. 11 for hydrocodone-acetaminophen, court records show.
The Franklin County Sheriff s Office said Maxson was hired in Oct. 2016 and has served as a corrections officer at the Franklin County Jail facility on Jackson Pike.
Drug take back event planned for Saturday
By Sarah Hawley - shawley@aimmediamidwest.com
OHIO VALLEY Local drug take back events are planned, in conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24.
According to the DEA, “The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue.”
Locally, a drug take back event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Holzer Meigs Emergency Department, 41861 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy, as a collaborative effort between Holzer Health System, Meigs County Prevention Coalition and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office.
In Gallia County, the drug take back event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon in the Holzer Center for Cancer Care parking area, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. The event is a collaborative effort between Holzer Health System, Gallia County Citizens for Prevention and Recovery and the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office.