Town Of North Andover: National Prescription Drug #TakeBackDay Is October 29, 2022

Press release from the Town of North Andover:

October 18, 2022

The North Andover Police Department will once again be participating in the 23rd National Take Back Initiative. This event will take place on Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 10:00am – 2:00pm.

The drop off sites will be the North Andover Police Department located at 1475 Osgood Street and Edgewood Retirement Community located at 575 Osgood Street. The end time for the Edgewood Retirement Community will be 1:30 p.m.

The North Andover Police Department is committed to this one-day collaborative prescription drug take-back initiative event with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s homes.

This national initiative provides an opportunity for the public to surrender pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications to law enforcement officers for destruction.

Expired, unused, or unwanted controlled substances in our homes are a potential source of supply for the increasing abuse of pharmaceutical drugs in the United States and an unacceptable risk to public health and safety every day.

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