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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Community Event
The City of Portland’s Safe Blocks Program and the Portland Police Bureau are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration to host National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. They will be collecting tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs.
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10:00 am 2:00 pm

On Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the City of Portland’s Safe Blocks Program and the Portland Police Bureau are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration to host the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at the Penumbra Kelly Building (4735 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97215). They will be collecting tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines.*

  • What: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
  • When: Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Who: Safe Blocks Program & Portland Police Bureau
  • Where: Penumbra Kelly Building (4735 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97215)

In partnership with local law enforcement, Take Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide. For more than a decade, these events have helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—that too often become a gateway to addiction.

Collection sites will not accept syringes, sharps, and illicit drugs. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. The cap must be tightly sealed to prevent leakage.

A canned food drive in support of our local Sunshine Division will be available for donations. 

Can’t make it to this event? Visit www.dea.gov or call 1-800-882-9539 for an authorized year-round drug disposal location near you.

*Note: This event will not be accepting furniture donations or disposing of any electronics.

Drug Take Back Event - 2019
Drug Take Back Event - 2019.
Drug Take Back Event - 2011
Drug Take Back Event - 2011.
Drug Take Back Event - 2009
Drug Take Back Event - 2009.

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