National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

The 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26.

As with previous Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted, unneeded or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal.  

Collection sites in every local community can be found by going to www.dea.gov. This site will be continuously updated with new take-back locations. The following nearby locations will accept prescription drugs:

• Jersey Village Police Department – 16401 Lakeview Dr., Jersey Village TX
• Harris County Household Hazardous Collection Facility – 6900 Hahl Road, Houston TX
• Klein ISD Police Department – 7407 Louetta Road, Spring TX
• HPD North Station – 9455 W. Montgomery Road, Houston TX
• HCC – Spring Branch Main Building – 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy., N. Main entrance, Houston TX

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Many Americans are not aware that medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are at alarming rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medicine, often flushing them down the toilet or throwing them away – both potential safety and health hazards.

In the previous nine Take-Back events nationwide from 2010-2014, 4,823,251 pounds, or 2,411 tons of drugs were collected.