Crime & Safety

Area Drug Take-Back Day 2022 Is Saturday; Sites Near Aliso Viejo

It's a good time to go through your medicine cabinets to clean out expired and unused prescriptions.

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The local events are part of the DEA's national effort to provide safe way to dispose of old medications & prevent drug abuse.
The local events are part of the DEA's national effort to provide safe way to dispose of old medications & prevent drug abuse. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

ALISO VIEJO, CA — Nearby towns will hold their annual Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 30.

The closest drop-off locations for Aliso Viejo residents are the Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Parkway, and Laguna Niguel City Hall, 30111 Crown Valley Parkway.

In a partnership with the DEA, the events allow residents to drop off unused or expired prescription drugs, tablets, capsules and other other solid forms of medications.
Liquids, marijuana and other sharps will not be accepted, police said.

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Drop-offs — free and anonymous with no questions asked — are accepted 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

With assistance from law enforcement agencies, the DEA launched its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day more than 20 years ago in an effort to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse of medications.

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In 2021, the DEA said nearly 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions were collected nationwide.
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