Columbus Public Health to Collect Unused and Unwanted Medication at Drug Drop-Off Event
Press Release
April 29, 2022
Columbus Public Health to
Collect Unused and Unwanted Medication at Drug Drop-Off Event
First 200 Cars to Participate
at Columbus Public Health eligible for Two Free COVID-19 Test Kits
To help protect the health and safety of the community,
Columbus Public Health will hold a drug drop off event tomorrow, April 30. The
drive thru drop off event will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Columbus Public
Health, 240 Parsons Ave., as part of National Drug Take Back Day.
The first 200 vehicles to participate in Columbus Public
Health’s drive thru drop off also can receive two free COVID-19 home test kits.
(Each car is limited to two test kits only.)
Columbus Public
Health will accept unwanted, unneeded or expired prescriptions, needles/sharps
and over-the-counter pills, patches, vitamins and pet medications. (To
protect volunteers, please make sure syringes are secured in a puncture
resistant container.) Liquids of any kind, gel caps, aerosol cans, thermometers
and inhalers will not be accepted.
People dropping off
medicine do not need to get out of their cars. They can just drive through the
loop, hand it out, and drive away.
It is important to
properly discard medicines that are no longer used or wanted. Drugs can be
abused in the home and flushing them poses the threat of chemicals entering
lakes, rivers, streams and drinking water.
Columbus Public
Health is one of more than 20 drop off sites in Franklin County taking part in
the Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Drug Take-Back Day. To find a collection
site, visit https://takebackday.dea.gov/.
Permanent medicine
collection sites also are available year round. Visit the website to
find a drop off location near you.
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