News Release

WARSAW – On Saturday, Oct. 29, the Drug Enforcement Administration is sponsoring the annual nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiative.

There are eight drop-off sites in Kosciusko County.

The program seeks to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs.

Prescription drug drop-off boxes are permanently placed in locations throughout Kosciusko County. Area residents are encouraged to safely dispose of prescription medications during the “Prescription Drug Take Back” and throughout the year.

KCODE, Kosciusko Coalition on Drug Education, manages the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box initiative.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.  Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion and misuse. The rate of prescription drug misuse in the U.S. is alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.

The drug dropoff boxes can be found at:

• Claypool Police Department, 408 S. Graceland Ave.
• Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, 221 W. Main St, Warsaw
• Mentone Police Department, 201 W. Main St.
• Milford Police Department, 121 S Main St.
• Silver Lake Police Department, 604 N Jefferson St.
• Syracuse Police Department, 310 N Huntington St.
• Warsaw Police Department, 2191 E Fort Wayne St.
• Winona Lake Fire Department, 1000 Kings Hwy.