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Hopewell to host prescription drug take-back event Unused or expired prescriptions collected at the Prescription Drug Take Back event. (Source: WVIR) By NBC12 Newsroom | April 18, 2021 at 11:41 PM EDT - Updated April 18 at 11:41 PM
HOPEWELL, Va. (WWBT) - The Hopewell Police Department is working with the Drug Enforcement Administration for the 19th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
On Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., community members can dispose of potentially dangerous, expired or unused prescription drugs. Hopewell residents can bring medications to the police collection site in the Cavalier Square Shopping Center.
No needles, syringes or liquids will be accepted. The service is free with no questions asked.
And, it is.
But it s also the amount Richmond Police Department needs to collect April 24 during the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to surpass 10 tons of drugs collected in less than nine years.
That s 20,000 pounds, and that truly is a lot.
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RPD will be collecting unwanted and unused pills and other medications from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 24, outside the police department entrance at the Richmond Municipal Building, 50 N. Fifth St. Participants can pull up on the west side of the building and officers will come to their vehicle.
State Police, DEA Hosting Drug Take Back Day on Saturday
STATEWIDE If you have unused or expired medications in your medicine cabinet, you will have a chance to get rid of them safely this weekend.
The annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held Saturday, April 24, at Indiana State Police posts around the state.
Anyone wishing to participate can drop off their prescription drugs for disposal between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. local time.
Vaping pens without batteries and vaping cartridges will be accepted, but new or used needles will not be accepted.
The medication collection service is free, no questions asked.
Gleaners Mobile Pantry
The Gleaners Mobile Pantry will be at the Rush County fairgrounds from 3 to 5 p.m. April 20. This distribution is in conjunction with Child Abuse Awareness Week.
DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
The semi-annual DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 24, 2021. This upcoming event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 13th Street parking lot of Rush Memorial Hospital. To make it convenient, you can drive through and drop your items into a large container that a law enforcement officer is holding. If that is not a good time for you, put it in the courier-style drop box in the lobby of the Rush County Sheriff’s Department anytime 24/7. No Cost – No Questions.