MPD to host Drug Take-Back Event
The Mondovi Police Department, in coordination with the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ), will host a Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative on Saturday, April 30.
The initiative is set to take place at the Mondovi Police Department, 225 E. Main. St., from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The Drug Take-Back program seeks to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal of prescription medications while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of these medications. Unused prescription medications in homes create a public health and safety concern as they can be accidentally ingested, stolen, misused and abused.
Those who wish to participate in the Drug Take-Back Initiative are invited to bring the following: Prescription (controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, non-aerosol sprays, creams, vials and pet medications.
Do Not Bring: Illegal drugs, needles/sharps, inhalers, aerosol cans, bio-hazardous materials (anything containing a bodily fluid or blood), mercury thermometers, personal care products (shampoo, soaps, lotions, sunscreens, etc.), household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, oil, gas).
Participants may dispose of solid, non-liquid medication(s) by removing the medication from its container and disposing of it directly into a disposal box or into a clear sealable plastic bag. Plastic pill containers should not be collected. Blister packages are acceptable without the medications being removed.
Liquids will be accepted during this initiative. However, the liquids, creams and sprays must be in their original packaging and evenly distributed within the boxes of collected solid prescription medications. Liquids without the original packaging will not be accepted.
Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative and should not be placed in collection containers.
All participants must retain possession of their own medication during the surrender process. Law enforcement personnel should not handle the medications at any time.
No businesses are allowed. All waste pharmaceuticals must be generated by a household.
The DOJ says unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Removing potentially dangerous pharmaceutical substances from our state’s medicine cabinets helps to prevent them from going into our water supply. Water reclamation facilities are not designed to remove all of them and trace amounts of pharmaceuticals are showing up in rivers and lakes around the world.
