Crime & Safety

Local Police Accepting Unwanted Prescription Drugs

On April 27, local police departments will be accepting unwanted prescription drugs. The service is free and anonymous.

On April 27th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Livingston County law enforcement agencies will team with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. 

The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Last September, Americans turned in 244 tons of prescription drugs at over 5,200 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners.  In its five previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 2 million pounds—over a thousand tons—of pills. 

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This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.  Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.  Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

Drop-off locations include:

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  • Brighton Police Department                        440 S. Third St., Brighton, Michigan
  • Livingston County Sheriff’s Department    150 S. Highlander Way, Howell, Michigan
  • Michigan State Police                                  4337 Buno Road, Brighton Township, Michigan
  • Hamburg Police Department                       10409 Merrill Rd., Hamburg Township, Michigan
  • Fowlerville Police Department                    213 S. Grand Ave., Fowlerville, Michigan

Information provided in press release.


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