The PA Resources Council and PA American Water will hold 3 Drug Take-Back Day collection events for unwanted medication in Pittsburgh on October 26 .

These events are being held in connection with DEA's National Drug Take-Back Day, a nationwide event that gives the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.

“This program provides a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications,” according to PRC Managing Director Justin Stockdale.  “People should not flush medications down the toilet or throw them in the trash since improper disposal poses a very real threat to the environment.”

“Building off of the success of past collections, PRC will again collaborate with the DEA and local law enforcement to provide residents with a safe and convenient option, thanks to the support of our many sponsors,” said Stockdale.  “PRC is proud to collaborate with PA American Water as well as the Borough of Green Tree, Municipality of Mt. Lebanon, Robinson Township, The Mall at Robinson and the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy.”

Drug Take-Back Day collection sites across the nation will accept pills and patches only; sites will not accept liquids, needles or sharps.

Pittsburgh Locations

The PRC and PA American Water collection events will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at these locations--

-- Green Tree: Green Tree Borough Building, 10 W. Manilla Ave., Pittsburgh;

-- Mt. Lebanon: Medical Rescue Team South, 315 Cypress Way, Pittsburgh; and

-- Robinson: The Mall at Robinson (parking lot near Dick’s Sporting Goods),100 Robinson Centre Dr., Pittsburgh.

Click Here for more information about these 3 PRC local collection events, or direct questions to PRC by calling 412-488-7452.

Other Locations Near You

=To search for full-time drug take-back locations near you, visit the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs’ Drug Take-Back Locations webpage.

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