Press Release

WARSAW — On Saturday, April 30, the Drug Enforcement Administration is sponsoring the 22nd nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiative.

The “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs.

Collection sites will be set up nationwide for expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, which will be properly disposed of without threat to the environment. This program is for liquid and pill medications. Vaping pens without batteries and vaping cartridges will also be taken. Needles will not be accepted for disposal. This service is free and anonymous with no questions asked.

The Indiana State Police Bremen Post, 1425 Miami Trail, Bremen, will be accepting unused or expired prescription medication from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30.

Prescription drug drop-off boxes are also permanently available in locations throughout Kosciusko County.

Drop-off boxes are at Claypool, Mentone, Milford, Silver Lake, Syracuse, and Warsaw Police Departments; the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office; and Winona Lake Fire Department.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Unused or expired medication in home cabinets is highly susceptible to theft, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.