Have Unwanted Meds? Cranberry Will Take Them

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA - The township once again is participating in a nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day initiated eight years ago by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Staffed and coordinated by the township police department, the drive-through, drop-off collection program will take place Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the municipal center rear parking lot.

The drug collections – which will be taking place in communities throughout the country at the same time – are intended to provide a safe and discrete method for disposing of unwanted medicine of any kind that might accumulated at home. The Cranberry take-back event is in addition to the drop-off drug collection box in the police department lobby, which is available anytime during normal business hours.

No questions will be asked of those bringing items in for disposal and no identification is needed for either type of collection. All collected medicine will be turned over to the DEA for destruction. All forms of medication, including tablets, capsules, pills, liquids and ointments will be accepted. They can be deposited either loose or inside their original containers. However, sharpies and syringes cannot be accepted due to the potential hazards posed by blood-borne pathogens.

There is no charge for the drug disposal service.

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