PLYMOUTH — The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Reserve’s will be participating in the National Drug Take Back Initiative sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration. From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, residents can drop off expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs to the Marshall County Sheriff Officers in the parking lot of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, 1400 Pioneer Drive or Walgreens Drug Store, 2014 N. Michigan St. in Plymouth.

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2009 estimates that there were seven million non-medical users of prescription drugs in the United States. The survey further indicates that there were more Americans abusing psychotherapeutics than the number of cocaine, heroin and hallucinogen abusers combined. Expired, unused or unwanted medications in our homes are a potential source of supply to the drug abusers making it a risk to public health and safety.

Take a few moments to clean out your medicine cabinets and bring them to the sheriff’s department or Walgreens Drug Store between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30.