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Drop Off Unwanted Drugs Saturday at La Grange Police Department
The Drug Enforcement Administration is coordinating a national effort to collect unwanted, unused, and expired medications on Sept. 27.
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The following information is from a La Grange village news flash.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is coordinating a national effort to collect unwanted, unused, and expired medications on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The La Grange Police Department located at 304 W. Burlington Avenue will serve as a regional drop off facility.
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS include prescription and non-prescription capsules, pills, gel caps, tablets, patches, ointments, vitamins, over-the-counter medications, and pet medications.
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS include liquids, needles/syringes, bottled/pressurized gases or liquids, or any bio-hazardous materials
The La Grange Police Department also has a permanent drug disposal box for the collection of unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs. The receptacle is located in the lobby of the Police Department. The lobby is open to the public at any time.
The collection box will be emptied regularly and collected items will be boxed and transported to a regional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) collection site.
For more information, please visit DEA or contact La Grange Police Sergeant Tom Cimbalista at (708) 579-2334 or via email at tcimbalista@villageoflagrange.com
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