Prescription Drug Take Back Day in Meyers on July 12

Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 11:37pm
Event Date: 
July 12, 2015 - 12:00pm

Prescription Drugs are potentially dangerous when they fall into the wrong hands. The abuse of certain prescription drugs— opioids, central nervous system (CNS) depressants, and stimulants—can lead to a variety of adverse health effects, including addiction.

To get unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs off the street, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department will be holding a Drug Tahoe Back Day in the county on Sunday, July 12, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at several locations.

El Dorado County Residents can bring their unwanted medications in pill or liquid form to the following listed locations for collection and disposal. (If you are disposing of hypodermic needles or other sharp devices, for safety purposes, please keep them separated from medications that are turned in.)

For South Lake Tahoe residents, Lira’s Market located at 2977 Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe.
El Dorado Hills Residents, The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Sub-Station, located at 4354 Town Center BLVD Suite 112 in El Dorado Hills.
For Cool area Residents, Holiday Market 5030 Ellinghouse Drive in Cool.
For Georgetown area residents, Fire Station 61 located at 6281 Main Street, Georgetown, (0800-1200 hours)
For Camino, Cedar Grove, Pollock Pines, and Fresh Pond Residents, Safeway Supermarket 6498 Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines.
For Placerville, El Dorado, Diamond Springs residents, The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department in Placerville, located at 300 Fair Lane in Placerville.
For Somerset, Grizzly Flat, and Mount Aukum residents, The U.S. Post Office located at 6040 Grizzly Flat Road in Somerset.
For Cameron Park, Rescue, and Shingle Springs residents, Safeway Supermarket located at 3380 Coach Lane in Cameron Park.

The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

If you cannot make this date, the South Tahoe Drug Free Coalition installed a Drug Take Back bin inside the South Lake Tahoe Police Department. They are open M-F 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. As with the take back day, no questions asked.