Medication Takeback Event on Saturday, October 27th

On Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Ottawa County Opiate Taskforce will be participating in a national medication takeback event in order to safely dispose of unused and expired medications in our community.

Why do we participate in medication takeback events?

It is important to safely dispose of medications by giving them to Law Enforcement because when we throw medications in the trash or flush them down the toilet, the medications contaminate our water supply.  Also, storing unused or expired medications creates a risk of accidental or intentional misuse of medications.  The University of Michigan reports that every 10 minutes a child is taken to the emergency department for medication poisoning.  Let's reduce the risk of accidental medication poisoning in our community by cleaning out our medication cabinets and safely disposing of any unused and expired medications!

What can I do?

Bring your medications for disposal to one of these sites:

• Grand Haven
  • North Ottawa Community Hospital, 1309 Port Sheldon Road
• Holland
  • Department of Public Health, 12251 James Street
  • Holland Hospital, 602 Michigan Avenue
  • Walgreens, 494 Butternut Drive
• Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville Fire Department, 3275 Central Boulevard

For more information visit:

http://www.miottawa.org/substanceuse

http://michigan-open.org/safe-drug-disposal/organizing-an-opiod-take-back-event/

In addition to the locations listed above, Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital will be holding a takeback event on Friday, October 26, 2018 from 4 p.m to 6 p.m.

If you would like more information about medication takeback or about our community's response to the Opiate Crisis, please contact Jessica Irvin at jirvin@miottawa.org.