DEA News:
Today is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
DEA and its partners will be at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications.
The Los Alamos Police Department will be conducting its biannual DEA Drug Take Back Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the North parking lot (off Central Avenue) at the police station.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, additional precautions have been put in place to ensure the safety of all individuals who partake. LAPD ask everyone to follow the guidelines to ensure a safe process for all.
The DEA Drug Takeback event will have one entry way into the parking lot. This entrance will be on the Central Avenue side of the police station. There will be cones to guide those who come into the parking lot as well as officers to assist drivers to drive by a drop off box. Everyone is encouraged to remain in their vehicles, as people will not be allowed to park and walk up to the box.
Officers will be wearing appropriate PPE for this event, and advised that those who attend will be required to wear a mask. For anyone who comes to this event and not in a vehicle, arrangements will be made on site to ensure they are able to drop off their medications.
Items that have not been accepted in the past include: Needles/sharps, liquids or creams and aerosol/compressed medications. For this event, there will be supplies available for people to be able to dispose of their liquids, creams and aerosols on site. There will also be a sharps container available for anyone to drop off their injectable medications.
This drug diversion program is a part of a national initiative by the DEA. The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse of medications.
This program has been highly successful for the local police department, and LAPD is excited to bring this program back. Direct questions to Det. Joseph Robinson at 505.663.1888.
For more than a decade, Take Back Day has helped Americans easily get rid off unneeded medications that too often become a gateway to addition. To locate other Take Back sites, click here: find a Take Back Day collection site near you and join DEA’s nationwide effort to prevent medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.