Southbury Police Department: Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs

Press release from the Town of Southbury:

4/4/2025

On Saturday April 26, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the Southbury Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to the:

Southbury Police Department
421 Main Street South, Southbury CT.

The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. 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, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines – flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash – both pose potential safety and health hazards.

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