Drug Drop Boxes are a safe and popular way to dispose of old or unused medication, but Mrs. Enid Strict with the Manteo Public Library wants patrons to know the Library’s after hours book drop is only for books.
“I’ve found z-bars, rittys, vike, cotton and everything goddamn thing you can imagine,” complained Mrs. Strict. “Sometimes people even drop their weed and skag.” Mrs. Strict said that frequently the drugs are not properly packaged and wind up stuck between book pages which creates a hazardous reading environment, particularly in the children’s section.
“It’s hard enough to keep the kids quiet,” Mrs. Strict said. “Imagine if they found a handful of disco biscuits in the pages of Cat in the Hat. My God, the horror.” The Dare County Public Library has issued a statement encouraging people to use the drug drop boxes at Kitty Hawk PD or the Dare County Sheriff’s Office to dispose of old or unused prescription medication.