Dispose Of Old Pills On National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

On April 27, police departments and other organizations across the country will accept expired and unneeded medications for National Prescription Take-Back Day. Here in Rhode Island, police departments across the state are taking part in the program, which runs from 10 a..m until 2 p.m.

The initiative was launched by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency in 2010 as a way to safely dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Since then, the agency reported that nearly five tons of medications have been collected.

Here are the locations where you can bring prescriptions in Rhode Island.

• Barrington: Police station, 100 Federal Rd.
• Bristol: Police station, 395 Metacom Ave
• Burrillville: Police station, 1477 Victory Highway
• Central Falls: Police station, 160 Illinois St.
• Cranston: Police station, 5 Garfield Ave.
• Lincoln: Police station, 100 Old River Rd.
• Little Compton Police station, 20 Industrial Way
• Middletown: Police station, 123 Valley Road
• Narragansett: Police station, 40 Caswell St.
• Newport: Police station, 120 Broadway
• North Providence: Police station, 1967 Mineral Spring Ave.
• Pawtucket: Police station, 121 Roosevelt Ave.
• Providence: Walgreens Pharmacy, 1140 North Main St., 533 Elmwood Ave., police station, 325 Washington St.
• Richmond: Police station, 1168 Main St.
• Smithfield: Police station, 215 Pleasant View Ave.
• Warren: Police station, 1 Joyce Street
• West Greenwich: Police station, 208 Victory Highway
• West Warwick: Police station, 1162 Main St., West Warwick Youth Center, 40 Factory St.
• Woonsocket: Police station, 242 Clinton St.