National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27
LANCASTER—The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office on April 27 will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
The DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs at locations across the country, including the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, 8293 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., reported Major James E. Smith.
For more than a decade, the event has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—that too often become a gateway to addiction.
Take Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at close to 5,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.
In partnership with local law enforcement, Take Back Day has removed 8,950 tons of medication from circulation since its inception.
Collection sites will not accept syringes, sharps and illicit drugs. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. The cap must be tightly sealed to prevent leakage.
