April 27: National medicine return day

Since 2006, northeast Seattle teens increasingly report that they abuse ADHD medications and prescription painkillers. One way to prevent teen medicine abuse is to reduce the availability of these drugs in home medicine cabinets. Tell your friends, neighbors and co-workers to bring unused medicines to their local police precinct on April 27 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.


This event provides safe and secure disposal of unwanted household medicines, including controlled substances, thanks to all our local law enforcement partners who are providing collection sites. There is no cost to residents to drop-off their unwanted and expired medicines and it's anonymous.

All Seattle Police Department precincts participate in this event. To find other collection sites or to find out more about the event, go to the Take Back Your Meds website.

Publicize the event by posting a flyer on community bulletin boards, at pharmacies and other public locations.

National Pharmaceutical Take-Back Day April 28

Click here for more information including the location of a collection site near you.

For local information, visit the Take Back Your Meds website.  The website includes a Take Back Your Meds handout that explains two key messages: Washington needs an ongoing statewide take-back program and drug companies, not taxpayers, should provide take-back programs!

Medicine take-back programs are important because they are one tool for preventing prescription drug abuse among teenagers.  Please consider publicizing the April 28 event among your colleagues, friends, neighbors and family members.  Locally, Bartell Drugs and Group Health have permanent prescription drug (except narcotics) return programs.