Tulsa Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Scheduled For April 24

Press release from City of Tulsa:

April 15, 2021

Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse. A prescription drug take-back event is scheduled for residents to properly dispose of unwanted medications and prescription drugs on Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at several locations:

• Reasor’s, 3915 S. Peoria Ave.
• Walgreens, 6505 E. 71st St.
• Walgreens, 2323 W. Edison St.
• The M.e.t. Recycling Center, 3495 S. Sheridan Road
• Tulsa Promenade, 4107 S. Yale Ave.
• Sand Springs Police Department, 602 W. Morrow Road
• Reasor’s, 11116 S. Memorial Dr., Bixby

No syringes, inhalers or liquids will be accepted. For more information, call (918) 595-4475. Funding has been provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

It is best to properly dispose of medications and not flush them down toilets. Wastewater treatment plants are not designed to remove chemicals found in many medications, and these chemicals could discharge into streams if medications aren’t disposed of properly.

The Tulsa Water & Sewer and Police departments have joined with these other organizations for this event: Crime Stoppers, State of Oklahoma, Coalition Against Prescription and Substance Abuse of Tulsa, Metropolitan Environmental Trust (the M.e.t.), Reasor’s, Walgreens, Think Smart Oklahoma, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, AAA of Oklahoma, Sand Springs Police Department, and OSU Tulsa County Extension Service.

Unwanted prescription drugs are accepted at Tulsa Police Division headquarters and the Tulsa County Sheriff’s office any time of the year. Locations and hours include:

• Tulsa Police Gilcrease Division, 3436 N. Delaware Ave., 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Tulsa Police Mingo Valley Division, 10122 E. 11th St., 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Tulsa Police Riverside Division, 7515 S. Riverside Drive, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Tulsa County Sheriff, 303 W. First St., 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

This press release was produced by the City of Tulsa. The views expressed here are the author’s own.