{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://walberg.house.gov/media/press-releases/walberg-highlights-national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-0", "Walberg Highlights National Prescription Drug Take Back Day", "2023-10-24", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "House", "MI", "Tim Walberg", "W000798", "walberg.house.gov", "walberg", "https://walberg.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Niles, MI -- Saturday, October 28, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-05) encourages his constituents to participate by visiting one of the many drug disposal locations available throughout Michigan\u2019s 5th Congressional District and beyond between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.\n\n\u201cDuring the last prescription drug collection day, over 633,725 pounds of medications were collected across the nation,\u201d said Rep. Walberg. \u201cHouseholds frequently accumulate leftover prescription drugs, which can cause issues if they fall into the wrong hands. Proper disposal of unused prescription drugs helps prevent misuse and helps keep our streets safer.\"\n\nResidents who have expired or leftover medications can visit the Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s website here to find more information about available disposal sites. A list of locations throughout Michigan\u2019s 5th District is also available below.\n\nBerrien County\n\nMichigan State Police Niles Post: 1600 Silverbrook Ave, Niles, MI\n\nLakeland Medical Suites: 42 N St Joseph Ave, Niles, MI\n\nCorewell Health Lakeland: 1234 Napier Ave, St Joseph, MI\n\nBranch County\n\nBranch County Sheriff\u2019s Office: 379 Keith Wilhelm Dr, Coldwater, MI\n\nCalhoun County\n\nFamily Fare Supermarket: 1406 N Eaton St, Albion, MI\n\nCass County\n\nCass County Sheriff\u2019s Office: 321 M-62, Cassopolis, MI\n\nFamily Fare: 56151 M-51 S, Dowagiac, MI\n\nHoward Township Hall: 1345 Barron Lake Rd, Niles, MI\n\nPokagon Tribal Health Center: 58620 Sink Rd, Dowagiac, MI\n\nMarcellus Township Hall: 13163 Marcellus Hwy, Marcellus, MI\n\nOntwa Township/Edwardsburg Police Department: 26296 US-12, Edwardsburg, MI\n\nSt. Joseph County\n\nSturgis Police Department: 122 N Nottawa St, Sturgis, MI\n\nMichigan State Police White Pigeon Detachment: 101 US-131, White Pigeon, MI\n\nThree Rivers Police Department: 333 W Michigan Ave, Three Rivers, MI\n\nColon Police Department: 127 E State St, Colon, MI\n\nLenawee County\n\nHickman Hospital: 5640 N Adrian Hwy, Adrian, MI\n\nRep. Walberg\u2019s efforts to combat the opioid crisis across our nation:\n\nAs a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, Congressman Walberg has been committed to working with his colleagues to address the alarming opioid epidemic that is affecting communities in Michigan and sweeping the nation.\n\nFive years ago, Democrats and Republicans worked together to pass a landmark bill, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, signed into law by President Trump. Walberg proudly authored multiple bipartisan provisions in this historic bill to crack down on the epidemic. After the bill\u2019s implementation, opioid overdoses not only slowed but began to decrease.\n\nBut now, there\u2019s been a shift in the epidemic. Traditional overdoses have begun shifting to poisonings of individuals who intended to ingest cocaine or other substances, unknowingly consuming something laced with fentanyl. These new challenges were worsened by the pandemic, an unsecured border, social isolation, and a widespread sense of uncertainty never experienced by much of the population.\n\nIn July, bipartisan legislation was introduced to reauthorize successful programs from the SUPPORT Act and make the tweaks necessary to fight the problems we face today, not just the problems we faced five years ago. Walberg cosponsored this legislation, which will not only build upon the successful programs passed in the SUPPORT Act and help vulnerable individuals overcome addiction but also make improvements like offering greater access to over-the-counter opioid reversal medications.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://walberg.house.gov/media/press-releases/walberg-highlights-national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9664599783718586, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}