{"id":6391,"date":"2021-04-22T14:36:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=6391"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:36:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:36:58","slug":"toms-river-to-host-drug-disposal-event-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2021\/04\/toms-river-to-host-drug-disposal-event-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Toms River to Host Prescription Drug Disposal Event Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6392\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6925962853_4a3f098dd3_b.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Pill bottles. (Credit: Flickr Creative Commons)Pill bottles. (Credit: Flickr Creative Commons)\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Pill bottles. (Credit: Flickr Creative Commons)Pill bottles. (Credit: Flickr Creative Commons)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6392\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6392\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6925962853_4a3f098dd3_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pill bottles. (Credit: Flickr Creative Commons)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6925962853_4a3f098dd3_b.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6925962853_4a3f098dd3_b-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6925962853_4a3f098dd3_b-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6925962853_4a3f098dd3_b-800x531.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pill bottles. (Credit: Flickr Creative Commons)Pill bottles. (Credit: Flickr Creative Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Toms River Police Department will be at Mancini Hall at the Ocean County Library this Saturday collecting unused prescription medications, the township announced today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unused expired and unwanted medicines left in home cabinets are at risk for abuse, misuse, and theft,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The drop-off event will be held Saturday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mancini Hall, located near the entrance to the county library&#8217;s Toms River branch.<\/p>\n<p>Spring cleaning, the announcement said, is a great time to clean out one&#8217;s medicine cabinet. Anyone with questions regarding the drop-off event is asked to call 732-349-0150, ext. 1309.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2021\/04\/toms-river-to-host-drug-disposal-event-saturday\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toms River Police Department will be at Mancini Hall at the Ocean County Library this Saturday collecting unused prescription medications, the township announced today. &#8220;Unused expired and unwanted medicines left in home cabinets are at risk for abuse, misuse, and theft,&#8221; the statement said. 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