GOT DRUGS? – NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG

TAKE-BACK DAY

Take Back Day: Saturday, September 26, 2015 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

The DEA has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday,September 26, 2014 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. The Take-Back Day is intended to provide a setting for individuals to dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs. DEA's Drug Take-Back Days are part of the DEA's efforts to improve public health and safety through keeping prescription drugs out of the hands of teens and others. The take-back service is free and anonymous, with no questions asked. Sites will accept tablets, capsules, and all other solid dosage forms of unwanted medication. Personal information may be blacked out on prescription bottles, or medications may be emptied from the bottles into the bins provided at the events

Americans who participated in the last National Take Back Day in September 2014 turned in more than 600,000 pounds of medications for safe disposal at 5,495 sites in all 50 states and U.S. territories. In the four years of the program, almost 5 million pounds of drugs have been collected.

VA has been a leader in offering drug disposal options to Veterans via mail back envelopes and on-site receptacles. Thanks to the efforts of both VA Pharmacy and Police,Veterans have returned approximately 4, 500 pounds of unwanted/unneeded medications for environmentally responsible destruction since the DEA rule change (October 2014). Removing these medications from the home reduces the risk of diversion and the chance of accidental and intentional poisonings not only for Veterans but for children and others in the home.

AS THIS IS A DEA EVENT, PLEASE UTILIZE THE TAKE-BACK SITES BELOW IN YOUR COMMUNITY. In the future, Veterans are encouraged the continued use of mail back envelopes and on-site receptacles to properly dispose of unwanted and unused prescription medication.

Carroll

CARROLL POLICE DEPARTMENT / CARROLL POLICE DEPARTMENT
AT REAR OF POLICE DEPARTMENT / FARNER GOVERNMENT BUILDING112 EAST 5TH STREET / CARROLL / IA, 51401
MANNING POLICE DEPARTMENT / MANNING POLICE DEPARTMENT / 309 ELM STREET / MANNING / IA, 51455
AUDUBON POLICE DEPARTMENT / AUDUBON POLICE DEPARTMENT / 410 NORTH PARK PLACE / AUDUBON / IA, 50025

Marshalltown

GRUNDY COUNTY IOWA SHERIFF'S OFFICE / GRUNDY COUNTY COURTHOUSE / 706 G AVE / GRUNDY CENTER / IA, 50638
GRUNDY COUNTY IOWA SHERIFF'S OFFICE / GRUNDY CO SHERIFF'S OFFICE / 705 8TH STREET / GRUNDY CENTER / IA, 50638
GRINNELL POLICE DEPARTMENT / GRINNELL POLICE DEPT / 1020 SPRING ST / GRINNELL / IA, 50112

Knoxville

MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
LOBBY / 211 N GODFREY LN / KNOXVILLE / IA, 50138
PELLA POLICE DEPARTMENT / WALMART
NEAR PHARMACY AREA / 1650 WASHINGTON ST. / PELLA / IA, 50219
INDIANOLA POLICE DEPARTMENT / INDIANOLA FIRE DEPARTMENT
NORTH EAST PARKING LOT / 110 N. FIRST ST. / INDIANOLA / IA, 50125
ALTOONA POLICE / ALTOONA FIRE DEPT / 950 VENBURY DRIVE / ALTOONA / IA, 50009
IOWA DIVISION OF NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT / ORAN PAPE STATE OFFICE BUILDING / 215 EAST 7TH STREET / DES MOINES / IA, 50319

Fort Dodge

WEBSTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / HYVEE FOOD STORE / 115 SOUTH 29TH / FORT DODGE / IA, 50501
WEBSTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / DANIEL'S PHARMACY / 1114 CENTRAL AVE / FORT DODGE / IA, 50501
EAGLE GROVE PD / EAGLE PHARMACY / 311 W. BROADWAY / EAGLE GROVE / IA, 50533

Mason City

WORTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / WORTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / 1000 CENTRAL AVENUE / NORTHWOOD / IA, 50459
LAKE MILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT / LAKE MILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT / 304 S MILL STREET / LAKE MILLS / IA, 50450

Des Moines

IOWA DIVISION OF NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT / ORAN PAPE STATE OFFICE BUILDING / 215 EAST 7TH STREET / DES MOINES / IA, 50319
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / CVS PHARMACY / 215 EUCLID AVE / DES MOINES / IA, 50313
WINDSOR HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT / WINDSOR HEIGHTS PUBLIC SAFETY BLDG / BLDG. 1133, 66TH ST. / WINDSOR HEIGHTS / IA, 50324
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / ANKENY HY-VEE N ANKENY BLVD / 410 N ANKENY BLVD / ANKENY / IA, 50023
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / CVS PHARMACY / 104 W 1ST ST / ANKENY / IA, 50023
URBANDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT / URBANDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT / 3740 86TH ST / URBANDALE / IA, 50322
WEST DES MOINES POLICE DEPARTMENT / WEST DES MOINES POLICE DEPARTMENT / 250 MILLS CIVIC PKWY / WEST DES MOINES / IA, 50265
ANKENY POLICE DEPARTMENT / WALGREENS / 2702 SE DELAWARE / ANKENY / IA, 50021
CITY OF CLIVE (POLICE AND FIRE) / CLIVE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT
DYMOND PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER / 8505 HARBACH BLVD / CLIVE / IA, 50325
ALTOONA POLICE / ALTOONA FIRE DEPT / 950 VENBURY DRIVE / ALTOONA / IA, 50009
WAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT / MEDICAP PHARMACY / 10 WARRIOR LN / WAUKEE / IA, 50263
WAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT / WAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT / 1300 SE LA GRANT PKWY / WAUKEE / IA, 50263
WAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT / HYVEE PHARMACY / 1005 E HICKMAN RD / WAUKEE / IA, 50263
INDIANOLA POLICE DEPARTMENT / INDIANOLA FIRE DEPARTMENT
NORTH EAST PARKING LOT / 110 N. FIRST ST. / INDIANOLA / IA, 50125
MADRID POLICE DEPT / MADRID CITY HALL / 304 S. WATER ST. / MADRID / IA, 50156
MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
LOBBY / 211 N GODFREY LN / KNOXVILLE / IA, 50138

Above are the sites listed as of September 9, 2015. Additional sites are added daily and can be found on the DEA website: