The South Pasadena Police Department is partnering again with the Drug Enforcement Agency to participate in the “Prescription Drug Takeback” event on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the courtyard of City Hall.
Residents are invited to bring their unwanted or expired prescription medications for safe disposal.
“Unused and expired prescription medications thrown in trash cans are dangerous,” the SPPD said in its April newsletter. “They can be retrieved and used, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse, or sold illegally. Drugs that are flushed down drains can contaminate water supplies.”
The event will also be supported by Parents Anonymous, Day One and Ralphs supermarket, which will be onsite to collect syringes.
First published in the April 19 print issue of the South Pasadena Review.
