Mercer County Sheriff Hosts Drug Take-Back Day Sept. 27

Mercer County residents have another chance to dispose of unneeded and expired prescription drugs during the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Sept. 27, Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler announced on Monday.

The program held each spring and fall, is conducted by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Residents can bring their unused and expired prescription medicines to the front of the Mercer County Administration Building at 640 South Broad Street in Trenton, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible method of disposing of prescription drugs, while educating the public about the potential abuse of medications.

The safe-disposal program helps keep prescription drugs from falling into the hands of those who might make them available for abuse and prevents them from being flushed into the water supply or thrown into the trash and easily found.

“Mercer County’s participation in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is an opportunity for individuals and families to safely remove unwanted prescription drugs from their households. Proper disposal of unwanted prescription drugs can prevent experimentation, chronic addiction, accidental overdose and even death,” Kemler said. He added, “It is a privilege for the Sheriff’s Office to take part in such a worthwhile initiative.”

For more information, on Prescription Drug Take-Back Day and the safe disposal of prescription drugs, contact the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office at 609-989-6111.

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