National Drug Take Back Day is among the activities this weekend.
Several law enforcement agencies and community health agencies across the KVOE listening area will be collecting unused or unwanted medications between 10 am and 2 pm Saturday. That list includes:
*Burlington Police Department, Burlington
*Morris County Courthouse, Council Grove
*Osage County Sheriff’s Office, Lyndon
Lyon County is not officially taking part, but authorities say residents can bring their medications to CVS or Walmart for safe disposal at any time.
All medications brought in through this program are incinerated by the Drug Enforcement Agency. The goal is to reduce the availability of these drugs for illegal purposes and also to reduce any negative impact the medications can have on water supplies.
The program was established in 2010 and has safely handled over 110 tons of medications just in Kansas. More information is available online at the Kansas Attorney General’s Office website, www.ag.ks.gov.
