LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Police Department is once again participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
This year’s event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the front lobby entrance of the police station at 2025 S. Main St.
During the event, the agency will accept all over-the-counter or prescription medications in pill, tablet, liquid, cream or capsule form including schedule II-V controlled and non-controlled substances.
Pills need to be emptied out of their containers and placed in a zip lock plastic bag — not paper — so they can easily see the contents to make sure there is nothing in the bag they can’t take.
The department said it will collect vape pens or other e-cigarette devices from individual consumers only after the batteries are removed from the devices.
Items that will not be accepted during the event are illegal drugs, needles, inhalers or aerosol cans.
Since the Lakeport Police Department started participating with the prescription Take Back Program in January of 2019, it has collected over 978 pounds of prescription drugs, many of which were dangerous narcotics including opioids.
“This protects our community by keeping these drugs from being diverted to illegal use and keeps it out of our environment and water,” the department said.
Prescription Drug Take Back Day planned Oct. 29
- LAKEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT