Crime & Safety

Drug Take-Back Day 2022 Is Saturday In Rancho Santa Margarita

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

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

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — The Orange County Sheriff's Department will hold its annual Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 30, with a drop-off spot in Rancho Santa Margarita.

In a partnership with the DEA, the department's event allows residents to drop off unused or expired prescription drugs, tablets, capsules and other other solid forms of medications.
Liquids, marijuana and other sharps will not be accepted, police said.

Drop-offs — free and anonymous with no questions asked — are accepted 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall, 22112 El Paseo.

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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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