El Co DEU
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, the Ellis County Drug Enforcement Unit (El Co DEU) will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
This bi-annual event allows for the public to anonymously dispose of old, unused, unwanted, or no longer needed medications.
The event will be held in the north parking lot of the Ellis County Law Enforcement Center, 105 W. 12th.
In April, 7,196 pounds of medications were collected in the state of Kansas, and since the beginning of this event, a total of 233,374 pounds of medications have been collected across the state and disposed of.
The Ellis County Drug Enforcement Unit is encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.
Items that will be accepted are tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. Prescription medications can be disposed of in the original container or placed in a Ziploc bag.
Liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes and other sharps, and illicit drugs will not be accepted.
For more information, contact Det. Brian Shannon at 785-621-1668 or [email protected].