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Local residents with old, unused or outdated prescription drugs are invited to bring those medications to Daniel Pharmacy in Fort Dodge for collection and disposal on Saturday.
The National Drug Take Back Day, sponsored by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, has collected more than 6,800 tons of unwanted and unused prescription drugs over the last 10 years.
According to the DEA, the majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home cabinets, so cleaning out unused medicine is essential in curbing drug abuse.
Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener said each Drug Take Back Day, his department collects more than 100 pounds of prescription drugs, including pills, patches, ointments and other solid forms of prescription drugs.
Liquids, syringes and other sharps, and illegal drugs are not accepted at the Take Back Day.
The Fort Dodge event will be at Daniel Pharmacy, 1114 Central Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
For those who cannot go to the event on Saturday, there is a drop-off receptacle inside the lobby of the Webster County Law Enforcement Center, 702 First Ave. S., where individuals can leave their unwanted medications.
Fleener said the WCSO collects the prescription drugs, packages them and transfers them to the DEA for proper disposal.