Prescription drug 'take back' event in Dayton this Saturday
DAYTON, Nev. — National Prescription Drug Take Back events offer safe ways to dispose of expired or unneeded prescription drugs.
This weekend, as part of National Drug Take Back Day, Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties, Lyon County Sheriff's Office, and Smith's have come together to host a drop off location in Dayton for unneeded medications.
On Saturday, April 22, medications can be dropped off in front of the Smith's Food and Drug Store in Dayton at 2200 U.S. Highway 50 East from 10am-2pm.
The annual event aims to help keep communities healthy and safe by supporting the safe and convenient disposal of medications, while also educating the public about the potential for misuse of medications. Free at-home prescription drug disposal kits (Deterra bags) will also be available. The kits provide an option for proper disposal at home and are safe for trash disposal.
The effort is part of the nationwide federal initiative. Since its inception in 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Take Back Day has removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country.
Last fall, communities across the country demonstrated their continued support for DEA’s bi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by safely disposing of unneeded medications at nearly 5,000 collection sites across the U.S.