Prescription Drug Take-Back Day 2019 Coming Up Near La Mesa

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – As part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department will be collecting unused or expired prescription medications this weekend at various locations throughout the county.

"Unwanted or expired prescription drugs can be dangerous to the community by falling into the wrong hands," the agency said, adding that no sharps or needles will be accepted.

The event, free and anonymous, is Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sheriff’s deputies will be at the following locations:

• Alpine Sheriff's Station -2751 Alpine Blvd.

• Poway Sheriff's Station -13100 Bowron Road

• Encinitas – Scripps Hospital, 354 Santa Fe Drive

• Ramona – Albertson's Parking Lot, 1459 Main St.

• Fallbrook Sheriff's Substation, 388 East Alvarado St.

• Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station, 11486 Campo Road

• Imperial Beach Sheriff's Substation, 845 Imperial Beach Blvd.

• San Marcos – Kaiser Permanente,400 Craven Road

• Lakeside – Walgreens Par king Lot9728 Winter Gardens Blvd.

• Santee – Walgreens Parking Lot, 9305 Mission Gorge Road

• Lemon Grove Sheriff's Substation3240 Main St.

• Vista – Walgreens Parking Lot310 Sycamore Ave.

• Julian Sheriff's Substation, 2907 Washington St.

• Oceanside: Drug Take-Back Day 2019: Tri-City Medical Center

If you can't participate in this year's Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, you can always drop off unwanted prescriptions at any Sheriff's station or substation during normal business hours. For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/2J9VdYT.

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