A number of National Prescription Drug Take Back Month and Drug Take Bay Day events for disposing of expired and unused medications will be taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday across the region, according to the Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance.
BRTA members and area sheriff’s offices have joined the Take Back initiative to help with the proper disposal of unused or expired drugs with collection sites in the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Eastern Shore.
Locally, a drug take-back event will be held at the Gloucester Walmart. Additionally, a drug take-back box is mounted in the front lobby of the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office, accessible to the public 24/7, and a year-round box is also available at the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office in Saluda.
The event at the Walmart Pharmacy is sponsored by Riverside Health, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Local law enforcement and the DEA will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of prescription ...