At a collection event in Bristol Borough.
Credit: Erich Martin/Levittownnow.com
Local police are teaming up with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and community groups to hold a prescription and over-the-counter drug take-back day this Saturday.
The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day drive happens this Saturday from from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will take place at sites throughout the county, several in the Levittown area. The event is free and completely anonymous.
The event gives residents a chance to safely get ride of unwanted, unused or expired medications that otherwise may end up being used illegally or in the public water system.
“We want to encourage safe practices by reminding community members to keep medications in secure locations, to never share prescription medications since they are written specifically for the intended person, and to safely dispose of medications by participating in a safe disposal event or by using one of our year-round collection boxes located in police stations across Bucks County,” said Donna Foisy, project coordinator for Bucks Promise for Youth and Communities.
The last county-wide collection event netted 7,130 pounds of unused prescription medication.
Lambert Tolbert, prevention grants coordinator for the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission, said prescription drugs abuse can lead to use of heroin.
Residents can go to any one of the locations in the county, no questions asked and drop off their medications to local police department sites where an officer and volunteers will be available.
- Bristol Borough Municipal Building, 250 Pond Street, Bristol
- Bristol Township Building, 2501 Bath Road, Bristol
- Falls Township Police Department, 188 Lincoln Highway, Fairless Hills
- Giant, 4001 New Falls Road, Middletown
- Langhorne Borough Hall, 114 East Maple Avenue, Langhorne
- Levittown Library, 3 Library Way, Levittown
- Penndel Police Department, 300 South Bellview Avenue, Penndel
- Target, 2331, East Lincoln Highway, Middletown
- Tullytown Police Department, 500 Main Street, Tullytown
All drugs collected through the initiative are sent to the DEA and incinerated.
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