This weekend, city residents can bring unwanted prescriptions to drop-off sites around Dallas.
On Saturday, Oct. 26, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s semi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Any unwanted prescription drugs will be accepted at collection sites with no questions asked.
Liquids can be deposited but must be sealed in the original packaging. E-cigarettes and other vapes can also dropped off as long the lithium batteries have been removed.
“Disposing of unneeded medications helps us protect the safety and health of our communities. Families can minimize the risk of medications falling into the wrong hands by simply bringing unused medications to one of our more than 4,100 drop off locations on Saturday,” said a quote from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, posted on the DEA’s official X account.
Milgram went on to say that the day “would not be possible without our incredible local and state law enforcement partners and the community groups who work every year to make Take Back Day a success.”
During another National Drug Take Back Day earlier this year, the Colleyville Police Department alone collected a record-breaking 400 pounds of prescription drugs, as reported in The Dallas Express at the time.
Drop-off locations will be active throughout the city on Saturday, including:
- The Samuell Grand Recreation Center at 6200 E. Grand Ave.
- Parkland Health’s Simmons Ambulatory Surgery Center at 4900 Harry Hines Blvd.
- Medical City Dallas at 7777 Forest Lane, Building A2 entrance
- Northwest Neighborhood Police Office Unit at 9801 Harry Hines Blvd., outside the lobby
- Southwest Patrol Division at 4230 W. Illinois Ave.
- Dallas College Brookhaven Campus at the Student Service Center, Building S at 3939 Valley View Lane
- South Central Patrol Division at 1999 E. Camp Wisdom Road in the lobby
- Dallas College Richland Campus at 12800 Abrams Road in Parking Lot D Row 14
Additional prescription drug collection sites in Dallas, around the state, and throughout the country can be found on the DEA’s website. Year-round collection sites are also available on the U.S. Department of Justice website.