In the News - April 30th DEA Take-Back Event

Drug take-back stations set up in all four Peninsula cities Saturday
On the second national drug “Take-Back” day Saturday, leftovers from medicine cabinets can be returned in every city in the North Olympic Peninsula.

Uniformed officers will be at the Chinook Pharmacy in Forks, Jim’s Pharmacy in Port Angeles, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, the Port Angeles Police Department, the Port Townsend Police Station and the Sequim Police Department to accept unwanted pills. Read more...

Participants can drop off unused prescription drugs, as well as turn in old cell phones.
The second round of national "Prescription Take Back Day" will have a new ring to it locally. The public can come to the Walla Walla Police Department on April 30 and turn in prescription drugs no longer needed or with expired use-by dates. No questions are asked and everything is disposed of through environmentally-safe methods. Read more... 

Drug ‘Take-Back’ day slated Saturday
Time to clean out that medicine cabinet! The second national drug “Take-Back” day Saturday will allow North Olympic Peninsula residents to return unwanted prescription pills — including controlled substances — as part of an effort to curb prescription drug abuse, theft and water pollution.  Read more...

Got Drugs? Burien Police Want Them On National ‘Take Back’ Day April 30^th
In response to rising rates of prescription drug abuse and the need for safe drug disposal programs, the DEA and law enforcement agencies, including Burien Police, are coordinating a nationwide drug “take back” day on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This one-day event will provide residents with free anonymous collection of unwanted or expired medicines.

Collection sites in Burien include: Burien Police Precinct, 14905 6th Ave. S.W.; Bartell Drug, 14901 4th Ave. S.W.; and Group Health Cooperative, 140 S.W. 146th St.
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Skamania County to take part in drug disposal effort
The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office will participate with the Drug Enforcement Administration for the second consecutive year in the national prescription drug “Take Back Initiative.” The event’s aim is to collect potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for safe disposal.

The collection event is free and anonymous and will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 at the sheriff’s office, 200 Vancouver Ave. in Stevenson. Law enforcement agencies throughout the country participate in the event. Clark County residents can contact the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Vancouver Police Department and other local police agencies for information on their plans.

Des Moines drop-offs for unused medicines set for April 30 
Des Moines residents who want to participate in National Drug Take Back Day can drop off unwanted or expired medicines, including pain relievers and other controlled substances, on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. by the Des Moines Police Department at the Bartell Drugs at two locations on Pacific Highway South. The stores are located at 22001 and 21615 Pacific Hwy. S. Read more…

Bellevue Police to take back people's unwanted medicines  
Bellevue residents who want to participate in National Drug Take Back Day can drop off unwanted or expired medicines, including pain relievers and other controlled substances, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 with the Bellevue Police Department at the 110th Avenue Station, the Crossroads Substation and the Factoria Mall Substation.  Read more... 

Community Group to Hold Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in April
Peninsula residents can join the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to be held on April 30 by bringing all expired, unused or unwanted medicine and prescription drugs to three locations to be disposed of properly. This program is intended to remove potentially dangerous substances from your medicine cabinets and is free and anonymous, no questions will be asked. Read more...