With Drug Take Back Day taking place last Saturday, October 28, law enforcement agencies around the Thumb thus far have collected almost 500 lbs of unused medication to turn over to the DEA.
The Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office shared Tuesday that they were disposing of about 210 lbs of pills collected since the last Drug Take Back Day.
Meanwhile, the Sanilac County Drug Task Force announced Wednesday that agencies around the county have collected a total of 279.4 lbs of unused or expired medication. The Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office and Sandusky Police Department came in first in terms of collection efforts for the county, collecting 166 lbs during the take back.
Collection Drug Drop Boxes and pick up by the Sanilac Drug Task Force staff resulted in the following location collection amounts:
- Marlette Police Department: 27.6 pounds
- Deckerville Police Department: 32 pounds
- Lexington Police Department: 15.8 pounds
- Brown City Police Department: 1 pound
- Croswell Police Department: 37 pounds
The medications collected are turned over to the Drug Enforcement Agency using proper and safe disposal methods. It prevents the improper use by those the medications are not meant for and it keeps the medications from entering our eco systems. Medications are collected from the drop boxes all year long and a pickup of medications can be arranged by calling your local, county police agency, or the Sanilac County Drug Task Force at 810-648-4580.
