Teens Push for Drug Drop Box

Laguna Beach Independent

Thanks to the initiative of some high school students, a secure prescription drug drop box was installed this week outside the Laguna Beach Police Department. Located in an alcove to the left of the lobby doors, the box serves the public as a repository for the safe disposal of any prescription drugs they no longer need or that have expired. Five Laguna Beach High School students involved with the Laguna Prescription Drug Awareness group teamed up with the police department’s Detective Larry Bammer in an effort to combat prescription drug abuse by teens. Senior Ryan Cook, juniors Cyanna Atkinson, Nathanial Colburn and Garrett Burk, and sophomore Chloe Jackson asked the City Council last month to install a drop box. They voted unanimously in favor of the idea.

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