This Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office will participate in a one-day collaborative effort with the DEA to remove unused and expired medications from homes and medicine cabinets.
Bring unused prescription drugs for disposal to the STPSO Law Enforcement Complex in Slidell, 300 Brownswitch Road, or the STPSO Law Enforcement Complex in Covington, 2070 Collins Blvd.
Tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs will be accepted. Vaping devices and cartridges can also be dropped off, provided lithium batteries are removed. However, liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes and other sharps, and illegal drugs will not be accepted.
The service is free and anonymous, with no questions asked.
Any identifying information should be removed from containers before being deposited.
In addition to participating in the DEA Drug Take Back Day events, the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office also has permanent drug take-back boxes at both those locations. Those boxes are accessible from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Learn more about the April 22 Drug Take Back Day event at www.deatakeback.com.
