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Niceville Police Department launches drug takeback collection box

Niceville.comMay 26, 20241 Min Read
Rocky Bayou Christian School students are standing next to a former mail collection box they painted for use as a drug-takeback program collection box at the Niceville Police Department. "Got Drugs?" is painted on the front.
Students at Rocky Bayou Christian School (RBCS) gave a former mail collection box a new lease on life. The mailbox now serves as the collection container for a drug take-back program. You can find it in the lobby of the Niceville Police Department. (Contributed)

NICEVILLE, Fla.—The Niceville Police Department (NPD) is now an official collection point for old or unwanted prescription drugs.

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A former mail collection box, given a new lease of life by talented students at Rocky Bayou Christian School (RBCS), now serves as the collection receptacle for the drug takeback program. The box, freshly painted and brightly decorated by the students, can be found in the NPD lobby.

The City of Niceville Public Works staff donated and delivered it.

City and area residents can use the collection box to safely dispose of prescription drugs.

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The City of Niceville thanked the following RBCS students for their hard work refurbishing the mailbox:

  • Addison Lennard
  • Abigail Wessne
  • Anna Williams
  • Addy Sanchez
  • Fisher Nelson
  • Jacob Downing
  • Dalton Binkley
  • Greyson DuBose
  • Grayson Ros
  • Caleb Walton
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