Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids (TASK) and the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) will hold Drug Take Back Day on Earth Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Community College.

Bring your unused medications (pet and human), along with over-the-counter pills. No needles will be accepted.

In Nevada, there are also Drug Take Back events at the following locations:

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office – 1038 Buckeye Road, Minden
Roundhill Safeway – 212 Elks Point Rd, Zephyr Cove
East Fork Fire Station 4 (TRE) – 1476 Albite Rd, Wellington
Walmart (Gardnerville) – 1511 Grant St, Gardnerville
Walmart (Topsy Ln.) – 3770 US Highway 395 S, Carson City

If you cannot make it to a drop-off on Saturday, the SLTPD office and the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office in South Lake Tahoe, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Stateline, and Safeway Bijou accept unused medications during business hours in their take-back bins.

At-home disposal kits are available at Safeway Round Hill and Partnership Douglas County, 1625 Highway 88, Suite 104, Minden

Did you know that prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved to be abused or illegally sold, or that drugs flushed down toilets contaminate the water supply? The drug overdose epidemic in the United States is considered a public health, public safety, and national security threat. We can help prevent and reduce medication misuse and opioid addiction by properly disposing of any unneeded medications at home. Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands, creating a dangerous and often tragic situation.