The Drug Enforcement Administration sponsors nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiatives. The “Take Back” on April 27 seeks to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs.
The drug use and overdose epidemic in the United States is a clear and present public health, public safety and national security threat, according to a news release from the Kosciusko Coalition on Drug Education (K-CODE). The utilization of prescription drug drop-off boxes reflects the commitment to Kosciusko County residents’ safety and health, encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.
Prescription drug drop-off boxes are permanently placed in locations throughout Kosciusko County. Area residents are encouraged to safely dispose of prescription medications during the “Prescription Drug Take Back” and throughout the year.
K-CODE manages the Kosciusko County Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box initiative in partnership with Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office, Kosciusko Cares and Kosciusko Drug Free Coalition, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Silver Lake Police Department, Winona Lake Police Department, Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Milford Police Department and Syracuse Police Department.
Drop box locations for proper disposal of prescription medications are:
• Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, 221 W. Main St., Warsaw.
• Claypool Police Department, 408 S. Graceland Ave., Claypool.
• Pierceton Police Department, 207 N. 1st St., Pierceton.
• Mentone Police Department, 201 W. Main St., Mentone.
• Milford Police Department, 121 S. Main St., Milford.
• Silver Lake Police Department, 604 N. Jefferson St., Silver Lake.
• Syracuse Police Department, 310 N. Huntington St., Syracuse.
• Warsaw Police Department, 2191 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw.
• Winona Lake Fire Department, 1000 Kings Hwy., Winona Lake.
• Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office, 1275 W. Lake St., Warsaw.