Prescription Take-Back Day, Jeffco Sheriff, April 27th

For Immediate Release - Apr 10, 2013
Contact: Jacki Kelley
Sheriff's Office Public Information Director
303-271-5697 - work
303-435-1421 - cell

Mark Techmeyer
Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer
303-271-5602 - work
303-419-3392 - cell

200 Jefferson County Parkway
Golden, CO 80401

Re: Jeffco Sheriff partners with DEA

Jefferson County, Co. – On Saturday, April 27, 2013, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office will be joining law enforcement agencies nationwide to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. The DEA's National Prescription Take-Back Day provides an opportunity for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications for destruction. These drugs are a potential source of supply for illegal use and an unacceptable risk to public health and safety.

Sheriff's representatives will be set up at two drop-off locations in the county on Saturday, April 27th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The locations are:

Dakota Ridge High School – 13399 W. Coal Mine Ave., Littleton (west parking lot)

Evergreen Fire Rescue – 1802 Bergen Pkwy., Evergreen

This one-day effort is intended to bring national focus to the issue of increasing pharmaceutical controlled substance abuse.


• The program is anonymous.
• Prescription and over-the-counter solid dosage medications, (tablets and capsules) are accepted.
• Intravenous solutions, injectables, needles and oxygen containers will not be accepted.
• Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative.

The Prescriptions should be removed from the original containers and placed in plastic or Ziploc type bags prior to drop off.

Many metro area cities and counties are participating in this initiative. Other Colorado locations can be found by going to [url=http://www.dea.gov" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://www.dea.gov[/url].

http://jeffco.us/news/sheriffnews_item_T175_R2975.htm

Don't forget this is today!

Park County Sub Station in Bailey is also participating with the DEA take back. Until 2pm this afternoon.