National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Announced
The DEA will hold its 26th Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the
- Middlebury Police Station on 1 Lucius Shaw Ln, Middlebury, VT 05753
- Addison County Sherriff’s office 35 Court St, Middlebury, VT 05753
The community can drop off unused and unwanted medications and prevent drug misuse before it starts.
More information is available at https://www.dea.gov/takebackday.
If you missed DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, you can still take advantage of year-round drop-off locations.
Clean out your medicine cabinets and help prevent drug misuse before it starts.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts 14,675 people died last year of prescription opioid poisoning or overdose.
You can drop off your old, unneeded, or unused medications at one of the more than 16,500 pharmacies, hospitals, and businesses, working to help clean out medicine cabinets throughout the year. In addition, many police departments provide year-round drop boxes.
For more information on the locations of pharmacies and medical facilities with disposal locations, visit https://www.dea.gov/everyday-takeback-day.