Safely Dispose of Unused Prescription Medications This Saturday

Safely Dispose of Unused Prescription Medications This Saturday

Published on April 23, 2024

Denver - Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - The Denver Police Department (DPD) encourages residents to check their medicine cabinets for unwanted/unused medications and to drop them off at one of the eight participating Denver Police locations for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The goal of this event is to ensure the environmentally safe disposal of prescription and over the counter medicines, and to reduce the likelihood of drug misuse or abuse.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado recorded more than 1,957 overdose-related deaths during the 12-month period ending November 2023. This is approximately a seven percent increase from the prior year. Another study shows that most abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from home medicine cabinets, which is why the Denver Police Department is offering the following locations for residents to safely dispose of their unwanted medications.

Denver Police District Station drop off locations:

• District 1 - 1311 West 46th Avenue
• District 2 - 3921 Holly Street
• District 3 - 1625 South University Boulevard
• District 4 - 2100 South Clay Street
• District 5 - 4685 Peoria Street
• District 6 - 1566 Washington Street

NOTE: DPD's Administration Building at 1331 Cherokee St. is not a drop off location.

Additional locations include:

• Rose Central Park ER - 4930 Wabash Street
• King Soopers - 2810 Quebec Street

Please note that these sites cannot accept liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes and other sharps, and illegal drugs. The DEA will continue to accept vaping devices and cartridges at its drop off locations - as long as lithium batteries have been removed.

During the last Drug Take-Back event in October 2023, Denver Police collected 296 pounds of unwanted medicines.

For additional information on the program or other drop off locations, please visit https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/takeback.html

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