Crime & Safety
Evanston Police Start Drug Disposal, Collection Program
Evanston Police Department and Save a Star Drug Awareness Foundation have established a program where residents can safely discard unwanted or unused medications.
Have unwanted or unused medications lying around the house? Now you can get rid of them safely with a new pill disposal and collection program started by the Evanston Police Department and Save A Star Drug Awareness Foundation, according to the city’s website.
The program aims to keep prescription drugs away from people who might otherwise become victims of prescription drug abuse.
According to the city’s website, teens abuse prescription drugs more than any illicit street drug except marijuana and 70 percent of people who abuse prescription drugs say they get them out of the medicine cabinets of family and friends.
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Where? Front lobby of the 1454 Elmwood Ave., open 24 hours a day
What’s accepted? Prescription medications, including controlled substances; all over the counter and pet medications; samples; vitamins; liquids and creams.
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What's not accepted? Needles/sharps; thermometers; IV bags; bloody waste and hydrogen peroxide.
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