The Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday, April 22, will host a Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at three locations.
The DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs.
For more than a decade, this event has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unused, unneeded, or expired medications that too often become a gateway to addiction.
Drug Take-Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide with three of those locations being in Washington County.
Drop off locations are at the Food City at 151 Cook St. in Abingdon, the Sam’s Club on Lee Highway in Bristol, Virginia, and at Glade Pharmacy on Lee Highway in Glade Spring.
In partnership with local law enforcement, Drug Take-Back Day has removed more than 8,300 tons of medication from circulation since its beginning.
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.
For more information and to find a collection site near you, visit www.DEATakeBack.com.
