The Drug Enforcement Administration is sponsoring a prescription drug “Take-Back” event at Thornton’s Justice Center, 9551 Civic Center Drive and Thornton Fire Station No. 5 at 14051 Colorado Blvd. on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This event is part of a nationwide effort to prevent increased pill abuse and theft, and gives people an environmentally-friendly way to dispose of their unused prescriptions, as opposed to flushing them down the toilet or down the sink, which can contaminate the water supply.
The drop-off site will accept expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. The drugs will then be destroyed. The service is free and anonymous, and features a “drive up and drop off” service, so people don’t even have to get out of their car.
Items NOT accepted are: needles & sharps, mercury (thermometers), oxygen containers, hemotherapy/radioactive substances, pressurized canisters and illicit drugs.
For more information call Thornton Police Detective Gregg Beary at 720-977-5090 or go to .
