Shawnee Co. Sheriff to hold drug takeback day

TOPEKA ( KSNT ) – The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a drug takeback day as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

Drug takeback day allows participants to bring in unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs to be disposed of with no questions asked.

Last year, former Attorney General Derek Schmidt said medicine was collected at 69 locations across the state. The disposal effort saw a total of 7,742 pounds of unused drugs handed over, according to a federal Drug Enforcement Administration report.

Since 2010, Kansans have safely disposed of a grand total of 229,556 pounds of medicine, according to the attorney general. Drugs and medicine that are turned in are handed over to the DEA, which safely destroys the medications.

The Sheriff’s Office will be holding the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Soldier Township Fire Department (600 NW 46th St.) and Mission Township Fire Department (3101 SW Urish Rd).

The Sheriff’s Office reminds residents that the Law Enforcement Center is not a dropoff location.

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