WEBVTT ARKANSAS' DAY OFACTION AGAINST OPIOIDS IN OURSTATE OF ADDITION COVERAGE.THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OFPRESCRIPTION DRUGS HAVE BEENCOLLECTED ACROSS THE STATE FORDRUG TAKE BACK DAY.40/29'S JAMIE WEISS JOINS USLIVE IN GREENWOOD.JAMIE, THERE WAS A HUGE TURN OUTOF DONATIONS THERE, RIGHT?JAMIE: THERE REALLY WAS,ALLISON.ACROSS THE RIVER VALLEY, POLICEDEPARTMENTS ARE THE PERMANENTDROP-OFF LOCATIONS FOR UNUSEDDRUGS.BUT TODAY, DEPARTMENTS PAIRED UPWITH COMPANIES LIKE WALMART TOCOLLECT PRESCRIPTIONS, NOQUESTIONS ASKED.CLOSE TO TWO DOZEN PEOPLEVISITED THE WALMART INGREENWOOD, USING THE DAY AS ANOPPORTUNITY TO SAFELY DISCARDTHEIR UNUSED MEDICATIONS.>> FOR THE DENTAL WORK THAT IHAD DONE, I NEEDED SEVERALTOPAMAX FOR PAIN RELIEF.AND AFTER THAT, I DIDN'T NEEDTHE 10 OF 12 I HAD REMAINING.JAMIE: WITH THE OPIOID EPIDEMICDECLARED A NATIONAL CRISIS THIWEEK, HORWEDEL SAID THE CAUSEHITS CLOSE TO HOME >> I KNOW OF SEVERAL TEENS WHOHAVE COME CLOSE TO LOSING THEIRLIVES, BECAUSE OF IT.JAMIE: THE GREENWOOD POLICEDEPARTMENT IS ONE OF MANY LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, ACTIVELYENCOURAGING THE COMMUNITY TOPARTICIPATE IN THE DRUG TAKEBACK PROGRAM.>> NONE OF YOUR INFORMATION,FROM THE PILL BOTTLES, WILL BEGIVEN.IT WILL ALL BE DESTROYED.AND SO, THERE REALLY IS NO RISKABOUT TURNING IN MEDICATIONSHERE.AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD CAUSE.JAMIE: THAT CAUSE?PROTECTING CHILDREN.>> WE JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE ITGET IN THE HANDS OF OUR YOUTH.IT AFFECTS ALL OF US, AT ONETIME OR ANOTHER.JAMIE: AS WE MENTIONED, -- MANY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTSTO HAVE THOSE BINS WHERE YOU CANBRING UNUSED OR UNWANTED PILLSTO THESE LOCATIONS AT ANY TIME.