Kaiser Medical Center to Accept Expired, Leftover Prescription Drugs

If you have expired or unused prescription medication in your cabinet, Kaiser Medical Center is willing to help take them off your hands.

Kaiser is joining with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and local law enforcement agencies in observance of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, wherein people can safely get rid of drugs they no longer need.

According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than six million Americans abuse prescription drugs. That same study revealed more than 70 percent of people abusing prescription pain relievers got them through friends or relatives, a statistic that includes raiding the family medicine cabinet.

Kaiser will accept the drugs from members of the community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 at its Woodland Hills center, 5601 De Soto Ave. If you don't live in Woodland Hills or the location is inconvenient, find other locations on the DEA website.