Drop Off Unused Drugs At East Hartford PD

Courtesy of the EHPD

EAST HARTFORD, CT — With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, East Hartford Police and the East Hartford Health Department announce the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 22nd Take Back Day is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 29.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Hartford Public Safety Complex, 31 School St., East Hartford.

At its last Take Back Day in April, DEA collected a high amount of expired, unwanted, and unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 360 tons of unwanted drugs.

Over the 10-year span of Take Back Day, DEA has brought in more than 7,995 tons of prescription drugs.

With studies indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is essential.

The public can drop off potentially dangerous prescription medications at the East Hartford Public Safety Complex, 31 School St., East Hartford.

Officials will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs, and will continue to accept vaping devices and cartridges at its drop off locations provided lithium batteries are removed.

Liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes and other sharps, and illegal drugs will not be accepted.
Learn more about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the Take Back Day initiative at www.DEATakeBack.com or www.easthartfordct.gov/police-department.