National Prescription Drug Take Back Day set for Saturday
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is being held Saturday by local law enforcement agencies to help remove unwanted and unused prescription drugs from households. The service is free with no questions asked.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reports that 6.4 million Americans over the age of 12 abused prescription drugs in 2015. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury related death; far above the number of deaths from motor vehicles or firearms. Many addicts obtain their drugs from friends and family. National Take Back Day helps to eliminate a source of these drugs.
Drop boxes will be located at sites all over Washington County for disposal of expired, unwanted and unused drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The sites include:
Bentleyville Borough Police, 900 Main St.; McDonald Regional Police, 151 School St.; East Bethlehem Township Police, 36 Water St., Fredericktown; Smith Township Police, 1848 Smith Township State Road, Slovan; California Borough Police, 225 Third St.; Cecil Township Police, 3599 Miller’s Run Road, Cecil; Charleroi Regional Police, 338 Fallowfield Ave.; Mt. Pleasant Township Police, 31 McCarrell Road, Hickory; North Franklin Township Police, 620 Franklin Farms Road, Washington; South Strabane Township Police, 550 Washington Road, Washington; Hanover Township Police, 11 Municipal Drive, Burgettstown; Carroll Township Police, 130 Baird St., Monongahela; Donegal Township Police, 34 N. Liberty St., West Alexander; Washington & Jefferson College Security, 60 S. Lincoln St., Washington; California University of Pennsylvania Security, 250 University Ave., California; Monongahela Valley Hospital, 1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela; Canonsburg Borough Police will have a collection location at the Shop ‘n Save on Pike Street.