National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Oct. 26

Ellis County – On Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local law enforcement, Reach Council, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country. 

DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. 

For more than a decade, the event has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications – those that are old, unwanted, or expired – that too often become a gateway to addiction.

Take Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at close to 5,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.

NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY AREA LOCATIONS

Ferris: Town Plaza, 100 Town Plaza, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

Garrett: Garrett Police Dept, 208 N. Ferris St., Ennis,  10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Midlothian: Methodist Midlothian Medical Center, 1201 E. US Hwy. 287, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Milford:  Milford Police Dept, 107 S. Main, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

Ovilla:  Ovilla Police Dept, 105 Cockrell Hill, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Palmer:  Palmer City Hall, 650 S. Dallas St., 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Red Oak:  Red Oak Police Dept.,  547 N. Methodist, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Waxahachie: Coleman Jr. High Parking Lot, 1000 N. Hwy. 77, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.