Three Locations Take Back Old Prescription Drugs

The Untied States Drug Enforcement Administration is sponsoring drop off sites to collect unused and unneeded prescription drugs all around the nation today, including at three sites in Broome County.

Local residents can get rid of the medications at the Broome County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Building on Lieutenant VanWinkle Drive, off Upper Front Street at the North entrance to SUNY Broome Community College, Vestal Fire Station Number Four on the Vestal Parkway, just before the Target Plaza and at the Johnson City Elks on Watson Boulevard from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

United States Attorney Richard Hatunian says this is the tenth National Prescription Drugs Take-Back Day and the last DEA sponsored event in November collected over 309 tons of unused pharmaceuticals nationwide.