Police To Swap Gift Cards For Drugs

[The Straight Story]

Police To Swap Gift Cards For Drugs
Operation Hopes To Curb Teen Drug Abuse

TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- The Titusville Police Department will swap $5 gift cards for prescription drugs in an attempt to prevent teenagers from abusing the medicine.

Officers partnered with CVS and Walgreens to host "Operation Medicine Cabinet," which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Searstown Mall, located at 3550 S. Washington Ave. in Titusville.

The first 400 people to turn in unused prescriptions will get a gift card, Local 6 News partner Florida Today reported.

The program is a part of the police department's ongoing effort to prevent youth from abusing prescription drugs.

http://www.local6.com/health/18263517/detail.html

[Javaman]

1. Are they giving them the street value of those drugs?

"what the fuck? this is a gram of high grade coke and you are giving me a fucking $15 dollar itunes card?"

:rofl:

[iamthebandfanman]

2. "prescription drugs"

so ur scenerio isnt gonna happen im afraid ;)



i wonder if they mean ANY prescription drugs, or just the narcotics and benzos?

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Quick...go look in your parent's medicine cabinet.

Ahhh...let's see here...
3/4 bottle viagra, dated 2005.
bottle of Rograine, dated 2007
3/4 bottle birth control pills, dated 2006.
bottle of 7 remaining anti-depressants
bottle of thorazine, dated 1999.
Bottle of Ritalin, dated 2007.

Not bad....Christmas is here !!!!!!!!!!!