Due to a growing problem with accidental overdoses among teens, authorities in Forsyth County are setting up a “drug take back box” for un-used prescription drugs.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, overdose deaths involving prescription drugs are up 15 percent since the state started to track them in 2008.
“The substance that is most frequently abused and the choice of people in the age range of 12-17 is, in fact, prescription drugs,” said Forsyth Sheriff Ted Paxton.
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