Ridgefield Police Host Drug Take-Back Event

RIDGEFIELD, CT — The police, in partnership with Bissell Pharmacy and the Ridgefield Prevention Council, will host a drug take-back program on April 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Police will collect potentially dangerous, unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications will at the pharmacy, located at 23 Governor Street. People wishing to dispose of medications will not have to exit their vehicles.

The service is free and completely anonymous. All medications that are collected as part of this initiative are brought to an incineration facility for destruction by officers of the Ridgefield Police Department.

The Ridgefield Police also maintain a drug take-back box located in the front lobby of Police Headquarters on 76 East Ridge Road. This take back box is available to the public 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and is also completely anonymous.