Volusia County, FL - Local law enforcement agencies in Volusia County are urging residents to turn in any unwanted or unused prescription drugs during National Drug Take-Back Day on October 28.
Volusia County Sheriff's Office (VCSO), Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD), and other local law enforcement agencies say that you can clean out your medicine cabinets and turn old prescriptions into several locations around Volusia County on Saturday from 10 AM until 2 PM, no questions asked. The service is free and anonymous.
"The prescription drugs that people aren't using, don't want in the house anymore, sometimes kids get a hold of them, and that's certainly a danger," says Andrew Gant, spokesperson for VCSO. "The best thing to do is if you've been prescribed stuff that you didn't use years ago and you don't want around, just bring them to us. We'll take care of it."
National Drug Take-Back Day began seven years ago and is sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), according to DBPD. It began as a way to get unwanted prescription drugs off the street, prevent drug overdoses, and keep harmful prescription drugs out of the hands of children. The event is held twice a year, and since its inception, Americans have turned in more than 8.1 million pounds of unwanted prescription drugs.
You can drop off any expired or unwanted prescriptions to the following locations in Volusia County from 10 AM until 2 PM this Saturday:
- Daytona Beach Police Department, 129 Valor Blvd., Daytona Beach; (386) 671-5100
- Ormond Beach Police Department, 170 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach; (386) 676-3551
- New Smyrna Beach Police Department 246 Industrial Park Ave. NSB; (386) 424-2000
- VCSO District Headquarters 1706 S. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; (386) 943-7866
- VCSO District Headquarters 1435 U.S. 1, Suite D-3, Ormond Beach; (386) 323-0151
- VCSO District Headquarters 101 E. Canal Street, New Smyrna Beach; (386) 423-3301
- VCSO District Headquarters 1691 Providence Blvd., Deltona; (386) 860-7030
- VCSO District Headquarters 79 S. Charles Beall Blvd., DeBary; (386) 668-3830
Gant adds that anytime, any day, if you want to dispose of prescriptions you don't need anymore, you can call VCSO, and the Sheriff's Office will call a deputy to dispose of them. "It doesn't have to be on Drug Take-Back Day, but certainly, it's a good day to take care of it if you are able," says Gant.
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