Get Rid of Your Old Prescriptions This Weekend

Grafton will host its version of the national "Drug Take Back Day" initiative at the Police Department this Saturday.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration sponsors the event, which gives residents the opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted, unused prescription drugs.

Grafton Police Chief Normand A. Crepeau Jr. noted that his department, in cooperation with the DEA, will accept unwanted and unused prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Police Department's training room on the second floor.

The service is free and anonymous with no questions asked.

In conjunction with the Drug Take Back Day, the Grafton Health Department has notified residents that sharps will be taken as well. Used or unused needles will be accepted as long as they are dropped off in a rigid container.