Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday In Napa County

NAPA COUNTY, CA – The police departments of Napa, St. Helena, Calistoga, Yountville, and American Canyon, the Napa County Sheriff’s Office, Kaiser Permanente and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host collection events for unused medication and "sharps," used syringes and needles, on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at numerous locations around Napa County.

Residents can bring unused or expired over-the-counter and prescription medications to one of six collection locations.

These one-day collection sites will accept federally-designated “controlled” substances that include many highly addictive prescription medications, as well as illegal narcotics such as LSD and ecstasy.

State law prohibits the disposal of home-generated "sharps" in trash or recycling containers, officials said, adding that improper disposal of such needles or auto-injectors is a public health and safety threat to children, home health-care providers, trash and recycling workers, and pets through accidental injuries.

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