Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents can drop off unused or expired medications at the Lake Placid Police Department, 8 North Oak Avenue, as part of the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
The effort isn’t just about cleaning out a medicine cabinet—it’s about reducing real risk at home. Most misused prescription drugs don’t come from the street, they come from family and friends, often sitting unused and unsecured. Since the program began in 2010, the Drug Enforcement Administration has collected more than 17 million pounds of medications nationwide.
Medications thrown in the trash or flushed can make their way into water systems, and not disposing of them increases the chance of accidental use, especially among children and teens.
Take Back Day offers a simple solution: drop them off, no questions asked, and know they’ll be handled safely.
