You can help prevent prescription drug abuse by turning in unused medications during this Saturday’s Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Indiana State Police and law enforcement agencies across the country are teaming up with the Drug Enforcement Administration for the 16th nationwide collection event.
Residents will be able to turn in expired, unused, and unwanted liquid and pill medications for free and with no questions asked. Needles will not be accepted, though.
State police say the rates of prescription drug abuse and overdoses are alarmingly high, and most of those drugs are obtained from family and friends. Not only does Saturday’s collection event seek to address that issue, but it also helps reduce the health and safety hazards of throwing drugs in the trash or flushing them down the toilet.
Saturday’s Drug Take Back event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time. Locally, drugs may be turned in at the Indiana State Police Bremen Post at 1425 Miami Trail and the Lowell Post at 1550 East 181st Avenue. Bremen Police will also have a collection point set up at the town’s CVS Pharmacy. A complete list of collection sites may be found on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s website.
