National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is Oct. 25 At Bolingbrook Police Department

BOLINGBROOK, IL — The Bolingbrook Police Department will serve as an official drop-off site for the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 25. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., officers will be in the police department lobby to receive residents’ unneeded medications, the department said in a news release.

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day reflects DEA’s commitment to Americans’ safety and health, encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting, a news release states.

Items accepted include expired prescriptions, unwanted / unused prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, syrups, ointments, creams, patches and vitamins.

Items NOT accepted include: syringes, sharps, injectable drugs, intravenous solutions, illicit drugs, oxygen containers, pressurized canisters and medical equipment.