Upper St. Clair Police Participating In Third Drug Take-Back Day

Upper St. Clair police and the Youth Steering Committee are teaming up for the third time to collect unused and expired medications from the community.

Bring your unwanted medications to the police department between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. 

The Allegheny County Police will also be collecting at the same time and on same day at the South Park County Police Station located at 1801 Buffalo Dr. in South Park.

Drug Take-Back Day is a national initiative that addresses vital public safety and public health issues.

Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.

In addition, disposing of unused medicines by flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash pose potential safety and health hazards.

During the last Drug Take-Back Day on September 29, 2012, more than 244 tons of unwanted and expired medications were collected at 5,263 sites across the nation.