 April 20, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sheriff Mark C. Curran, Jr.
MEDIA RELEASE
Contact: Antonietta Simonian
Office: 847.377.4174
Email: asimonian@lakecountyil.gov
Waukegan,
IL – On Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Lake County Sheriff’s
Office is taking back unwanted prescription drugs. Each year, the Sheriff’s
Office partners with the DEA on the national ‘Drug Take Back’ program which encourages
the public to prevent substance abuse and theft by ridding their homes of
potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. The
service is free, anonymous, and offered at the following three locations:
- Beach
Park Village Hall, 11270 W. Wadsworth Road, Beach Park
- Long
Grove Fire Protection District, 1165 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove
- St.
Peter’s Catholic Church, 27551 Volo Village Road, Volo
Rosalind
Franklin University medical students will be on hand at all three locations to
provide blood pressure screenings.
Last
year, Lake County’s law enforcement agencies collected over 13,000 pounds of
unwanted, unused and expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines - a
whopping 21% increase over the 2016 total.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office reminds the public, unused
prescription drugs that remain in home medicine cabinets are highly susceptible
to abuse, creating a public health crisis. Dispose of your unused and expired
medicine in an environmentally friendly manner. The Lake County Sheriff’s
Office and several local law enforcement agencies also participate in the
Save-A-Star prescription drug disposal box program. A disposal box is located
at the Sheriff’s Administration, 25 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in
Waukegan.
End
of Release
25 S Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue | Waukegan | Illinois | 60085
Emergency: 911
Non Emergency: 847.549.5200
Business Hours: 847.377.4000
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