Crime & Safety
Orinda Police Announce Drug Take Back Day
It's a good time to go through your medicine cabinets to clean out expired and unused prescriptions.
ORINDA, CA — The Orinda Police Department will hold its annual Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 30.
In a partnership with the DEA, the department's event allows residents to drop off unused or expired prescription drugs, tablets, capsules, patches and other other solid forms of medications.
Liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes and other sharps, and illicit drugs will not be accepted, police said.
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Drop-offs are accepted 10 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the station at 22 Orinda Way.
With assistance from law enforcement agencies, the DEA launched its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day more than 20 years ago in an effort to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse of medications.
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In 2021, the DEA said nearly 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions were collected nationwide.
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