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Posted on: April 17, 2025

[ARCHIVED] National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

FARMVILLE, VA -    On Saturday April 26, 2025, the Farmville Police Department will again join with law enforcement agencies across the nation to participate in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.  This semi-annual event is designed to remove potentially dangerous prescription drugs and other medications from homes by allowing citizens to anonymously dispose of them in a safe manner. Last October, to help prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths, participating agencies collected 629,953 pounds of prescription drugs for proper disposal at 4,607 collection sites nationwide.

Officers from the Farmville Police Department and the Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office will be collecting unwanted or expired medications from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Midtown Square, in the courtyard near Chick-fil-A. Citizens may drive through to drop off medications, with no questions asked and without having to exit their vehicles.  To remain anonymous, donors should remove the labels from all containers, or they may dump loose medications directly into our collection box.  Liquids should remain sealed in their own containers. Unfortunately, intravenous solutions, injectables, and syringes cannot be accepted at this time.

Authorized by:  Chief A. Q. Ellington Sr.  For more information, please contact Lieutenant C W Moss at 434-392-9259. 

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