Spring Clean Your Medicine Cabinet – Safely and Responsibly
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – April 26, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Locations:
Erie City Hall, 626 State St - enter main lobby doors on State St.
UPMC Hamot -main lobby.
Millcreek Twp. Police Department Municipal Building – 3608 W. 26th Street.
The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) is committed to promoting health and safety by encouraging the proper disposal of unused and expired prescription medications. Keeping opioids and other commonly misused drugs in your home can pose serious risks. It’s no longer safe or responsible to leave them in your medicine cabinet.
Join us on Saturday, April 26th, for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a nationwide initiative led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) aimed at preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction before it starts.
Why It Matters:
- The U.S. is facing an ongoing drug overdose epidemic that threatens public health and safety.
- Unused medications often find their way into the wrong hands, leading to dangerous — and sometimes tragic — outcomes.
- Proper disposal can save lives, protect our environment, and make our communities safer.
What You Can Do:
- Lock up all medications in your home.
- Never share medications with others or use someone else’s prescriptions.
- Safely dispose of unused or expired medications. Ask your pharmacist for drug disposal pouches or find a nearby take-back box.
Let’s do our part: Bring your unneeded prescription drugs to a designated collection site in your community for safe, anonymous disposal.
👉 Find a Take Back Day site near you at www.DEATakeBack.com
🗓️ Mark your calendar:
🧼 It’s spring – time to clean up your medicine cabinet!
📦 If you haven’t used it, don’t need it, or it’s expired, drop it off on April 26th, from 10 AM to 2 PM.
Help us spread the word and protect your family, friends, and neighbors.
#TakeBackDay #SpringCleanup #DrugSafety #DisposeResponsibly
