The Wake Forest Police Department will host “Operation Medicine Drop” Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Town Hall Ground Floor Meeting Room, 301 S. Brooks St. The room is most easily accessed via Town Hall’s Taylor Street entrance.
The police department offers Operation Medicine Drop as a prescription and over-the-counter medication take-back initiative that promotes proper medication disposal. By providing a safe and secure way for people to get rid of unwanted pills, tablets, and other medications, Operation Medicine Drop helps prevent accidental poisonings and drug abuse, while also protecting local rivers and streams. The service is free, anonymous and no questions will be asked.
Due to COVID-19, anyone dropping off unwanted medications will be required to wear a mask when entering Town Hall.
Participants can help law enforcement officials properly identify and sort the medications by disposing expired, unused, or unwanted medicine in its original container with the drug label intact. All the medications collected during the drop-off event will be secured by law enforcement and destroyed by incineration.
For more information about Saturday’s Operation Medicine Drop, email Sgt. Cashwell at scashwell@wakeforestnc.gov.
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