Big Island Thieves

Drug Take-Back This Saturday for Unused or Expired Medication Disposal

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is encouraging members of the public to take part in a nationwide prescription drug take-back initiative taking place on Saturday, April 24, 2021, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Unused, unneeded, or expired prescription medications can be turned in at the following collection sites for safe, anonymous disposal:

Tablets, capsules, and all other solid dosage forms of medication will be accepted. New or used needles and syringes will not be accepted.

Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative.

Having unused and expired medicine in your home increases the risk of prescription drug abuse and accidental poisoning. Proper disposal also helps reduce the risk of prescription drugs entering a human water supply or potentially harming aquatic life.

We want to remind the public that as part of the State of Hawaii, Department of Health’s Medication Drop Box Program, prescription medications may also be dropped off year-round at each of our eight district police stations.

For more information about the drug take-back program, visit www.dea.gov.

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