Gather all your unneeded medications for DEA Take Back Day. Caddo Sheriff Jay Long said citizens can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs on April 27 at Sheriff’s Safety Town. The event is part of the National Drug Take Back Day, hosted twice each year by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The Caddo Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration – DEA, will be collecting old, unwanted, and expired pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The event will be held at Sheriff’s Safety Town 8910 Jewella Avenue at the west end of the Summer Grove parking lot and will be free of charge.
Deputies will be on hand to collect and properly dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications, such as tablets, capsules, and sealed liquids. All identifying information such as name, address, and prescription number should be removed. Intra-venous solutions, injectables, and needles will not be accepted.
If you are unable to attend the event at Safety Town this Saturday, you can still utilize our drug dropbox.
It’s located on the first floor at Government Plaza, 505 Travis Street. The dropbox is available every weekday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. said Sheriff Jay Long.
For more information on the Take Back event, call 318-658-3709.
