Drug Take Back Day April 24
The Kansan
Law enforcement officers at locations across the state will be collecting unused medications for safe disposal on April 24.
Included in the effort will be the Harvey County Sheriff s Office, 120 E. Seventh Street. Prescription drugs will be collected from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 24.
The collection events are part of a nationwide effort to dispose of leftover medications to prevent accidental or intentional misuse. Since the Drug Take-Back Day program began in 2010, more than 101 tons of unwanted medications have been collected and destroyed in Kansas alone.
“Unused medications are dangerous for kids, pets and the environment,” said Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. “Diversion of opioid painkillers, in particular, can contribute to the misuse of these drugs that has become a serious nationwide problem. Getting leftover medicines out of the medicine cabinets and safely destroyed keeps them from falling into the wrong hands and