Dump Pills At Saturday Drop-Offs

Looking for a place to dump your unwanted pills?

There are several law enforcement organized drop offs this weekend where you can leave your medications. You can even drive up, dump the meds and leave with no questions asked.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office and Port Richey Police Department are planning to host pill drop boxes on Saturday.

The Sheriff’s Office is hosting one in Crews Lake in conjunction with an Earth Day celebration, another at the Shops at Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel and the other at the Gulf View Square Mall in Port Richey. The Port Richey drop location will be in the Port Richey City Hall parking lot.  

The boxes at the malls are part of the National Take Back Day event in which law enforcement agencies collect pills to prevent them from finding their way onto the streets.

The schedules and locations of the Saturday drops are as follows:

• Crews Lake Park (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Pasco County Earth Day Celebration

16739 Crews Lake Drive, Spring Hill

• The Shops at Wiregrass (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

Take Back Day Event

28211 Paseo Drive, Wesley Chapel

Ground level parking garage

• Gulf View Square Mall (10 a.m. to 2 p.m)

Take Back Day Event

9409 U.S. Highway 19, Suite 781, Port Richey

Overflow parking lot near the sign on US 19

• Port Richey City Hall parking lot (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)  

Take Back Day Event

6333 Ridge Rd, Port Richey, FL 34668

Here’s What to Bring to the Pill Drop:

• Expired or unwanted prescriptions and medicine
• Vitamins & Herbals
• Veterinary medications
• Over-the-counter medications

Can’t Make it to the Saturday Pill Drop?

Never fear. You can stop at one of Pasco’s permanent pill drop locations. The Sheriff’s Office’s are located at road patrol stations at the following locations:

• 34609 State Road 52, Dade City
• 7432 Little Road, New Port Richey

• 11530 Trinity Boulevard, Trinity

The New Port Richey Police Department has also recently set up a permanent pill drop box in its headquarters.

The police department is located at:

• 6739 Adams Street, New Port Richey, FL 34652