Crime & Safety

O.C. Drug Take-Back Day 2022 Is Saturday; Sites Throughout Orange Co.

It's a good time to go through your medicine cabinets to clean out expired and unused prescriptions.

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The local events are part of the DEA's national effort to provide safe way to dispose of old medications & prevent drug abuse.
The local events are part of the DEA's national effort to provide safe way to dispose of old medications & prevent drug abuse. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The annual Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 30, and collections sites are throughout Orange County.

In a partnership with the DEA, the events allow residents to drop off unused or expired prescription drugs, tablets, capsules and other other solid forms of medications.
Liquids, marijuana and sharps typically are not taken.

Drop-offs — free and anonymous with no questions asked — are accepted 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at most sites, but check with your local officials to confirm details.

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Among the region's drop-off locations:

  • Cypress Police Department, 5275 Orange Ave.;
  • Dana Point City Hall, 33282 Golden Lantern St.;
  • Garden Grove Public Safety Building, 11301 Acacia Pkwy.;
  • Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Parkway;
  • Laguna Niguel City Hall, 30111 Crown Valley Parkway;
  • Lake Forest Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Drive;
  • Mission Viejo City Hall, 200 Civic Center;
  • Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall, 22112 El Paseo;
  • Rossmoor Rush Park, 3021 Blume Drive;
  • San Clemente City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio;
  • Seal Beach Leisure World, 13533 Seal Beach Blvd.;
  • UC Irvine Police Dept., 410 East Peltason Drive;
  • Villa Park City Hall, 17855 Santiago Blvd.;
  • Yorba Linda Police Services, 20994 Yorba Linda Blvd.

Follow this link as more locations may be added.

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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.

In 2021, the DEA said nearly 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions were collected nationwide.
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