The semi-annual Drug Enforcement Administration sponsored National Drug Take Back Day is coming up this Saturday, April 30th, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office will once again be participating in the event. Anyone who wishes to dispose of expired, unwanted or unused pills can bring them to the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office, located at 1170 Michigan Road in Port Huron Township. Simply come into the lobby and empty your pills from their container into the collection box. We are only able to accept pills. No liquids, creams, syringes or inhalers.
The event is sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Once the event is over, law enforcement agencies from across the nation will turn over the pills to the DEA for incineration.
“We are happy to provide this service to our citizens,” said Sheriff Mat King. “This is a great way to dispose of unwanted or expired pills. It keeps them from getting into the wrong hands or into our drinking water.”
Over 3200 pounds of pills have been collected for disposal at the Sheriff’s Office over the past 21 Drug Take Back Events.
Residents who are unable to make it on Saturday can turn in their pills at the Sheriff’s Office during normal business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
For more information regarding the National Drug Take Back Day, go to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s website at www.dea.gov.
Submitted by the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office
