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The Sioux City Police Department will be collecting unused medication for proper disposal on April 24 starting at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at six locations, Drilling Pharmacy – 4010 Morningside Ave., Fareway – 4040 War Eagle Dr., Hy-Vee – 2827 Hamilton Blvd., Hy-Vee – 3301 Gordon Dr., Walgreens – 101 Pierce St., and Walmart – 3101 Floyd Blvd.
Read MoreOn Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Sioux City Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will provide the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. (Sites cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Read MoreThe Sioux City Police Department and Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office collect 265 pounds of unused prescription medication during National Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 26 at nine locations throughout Sioux City.
“Often, people may have left over medication or medication of a loved one that recently passed that they are not sure what to do with,” Said Sgt. Jeremy McClure, Community Policing Sergeant for the department.
The unused medication was turned into the Drug Enforcement Agency for proper disposal.
National Drug Take Back Day is a bi-annual event sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency and provides a way for people to dispose of unused medication in an environmentally sound way. It also helps reduce opportunities for these drugs to be abused.
“It is illegal to possess someone else’s prescription and frequently we find people in possession or abusing someone else’s medication,” said McClure.
The next Drug Take Back Day is planned for some time in April. When a date is decided, it will be released to the public. People with medication that needs disposed before then can use the drop box located in the Police Department lobby.
Officers and deputies will be setting up collection sites for people to dispose of unused medications on Oct. 26 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
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