CAPD accepting unused medications on Saturday
The Colby/Abbotsford Police Department will be a host site for a prescription drug take-back day on Saturday, April 24, to fight the opioid epidemic.
Prescription drugs can dropped off at the department, 112 W. Spruce St. in Abbotsford, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“Lastyear,Wisconsin’sDrugTakeBack led the nation, and Wisconsinites can help our state remain a national leader in this important effort to fight prescription painkiller abuse. By bringing your unused and unwanted medications to a drug disposal box, you can help prevent the misuse of prescription drugs,” said Attorney General Josh Kaul.
This effort will continue to bring focus to the issue of prescription painkiller abuse in Wisconsin. Drug Take Back Day provides a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the community about the potential abuse and consequences of improper storage and disposal of these medications.
Unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Water reclamation facilities are not designed to remove all of them, and trace amounts of pharmaceuticals are showing up in rivers and lakes.
All waste pharmaceuticals must be generated by a household – no businesses are allowed.
Bring: Prescription (controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, inhalers, non-aerosol sprays, creams, vials, pet medications, vape pens or other ecigarette devices (batteries removed).
Do Not Bring: Illegal drugs, needles/ sharps, acids, aerosol cans, bio-hazardous materials (anything containing a bodily fluid or blood), personal care products (shampoo, soaps, lotions, sunscreens), household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, oil, gas), mercury thermometers.
Participants may dispose of solid, nonliquid medication(s) by removing the medication from its container and disposing of it directly into a disposal box or into a clear sealable plastic bag. Plastic pill containers should not be collected. Blister packages without the medications being removed are acceptable.
Liquids will be accepted during this initiative. However, the liquids, creams and sprays must be in their original packaging. Liquids without the original packaging will not be accepted.
Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative and should not be placed in collection containers. Community members are also reminded that many drug disposal boxes are open year-round at several locations within Clark County, including the one in Abbotsford.
The drug disposal box at the Colby-Abby Police Department is available on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
