Crime & Safety

Saturday Is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Locations around the St. Louis area will be collecting and destroying potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs this Saturday.

The sixth annual, national drug take-back day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, with local officers partnering with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials to execute this initiative locally.

Organizers said the overall goal is to prevent unused prescription medication from becoming available for abuse, and to keep unused prescription medication out of the nation's water supply.

In the five previous Take-Back events, DEA and state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners have collected more than 2 million pounds (1,018 tons) of prescription medications were removed from circulation.

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Participant Collection Site Address City Maplewood Police
Maplewood Police Department 7601 Manchester Rd.
Maplewood Webster Groves Police Dpeartment Webster Groves Recreation Complex 33 East Glendale Ave. Webster Groves Olivette Police  City of Olivette 9473 Olive. Olivette Richmond Heights Police Richmond Heights Police Department and The Heights 7447 Dale Ave. and 8001 Dale Ave. Richmond Heights Clayton Police Department The Center of Clayton
50 Gay Ave. Clayton

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