Rid of old prescriptions at take-back events in Mesa, Tempe, Sun Lakes

Mesa, Sun Lakes and Tempe will host area drug take-back events Saturday.

In Mesa and Sun Lakes, the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office, in partnership with the Arizona Druge Enforcement Administration and Rural Metro Fire, will conduct events to collect and dispose of unused and unwanted prescription or over-the-counter medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A similar event, conducted by the Tempe Police Department and the Arizona DEA, will take place in Tempe at the same time.Officials reiterate that flushing these medications down the toilet is not a safe disposal method, so the event offers a proper way to get rid of unwanted medication.

The events will properly dispose of these medications while also preventing accidental ingestion by young children and inhibit a common type of drug abuse among teenagers.

The Mesa event is located at the District One Substation, 1840 S. Lewis St.; the Sun Lakes event takes place at the Sun Lakes Posse Office, 9531 E. Riggs Road; the Tempe event is at the Tempe Police South Substation, 8201 S. Hardy Drive.

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Rid of old prescriptions at take-back events in Mesa, Tempe, Sun Lakes