EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host its bi-annual “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day” on Saturday, Oct. 26 where tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs will be collected.
Shaun Felice/KTSM 9 News
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the following collection sites:
The University of Texas at El Paso with the UTEP Police
Health Sciences Bldg., 1101 N. Campbell St., El Paso
West Texas Poison Center
4815 Alberta Ave., El Paso
Sunland Park Police Department
1000 McNutt Rd. Suite C, Sunland Park
DEA El Paso Division Office
660 S Mesa Hills Dr., El Paso
Franklin High School
900 N Resler Dr., El Paso
El Paso Police Department, Northwest Regional Command Center
9600 Dyer St., El Paso
Corpus Christi Catholic Church with the Poison Control Center
9205 N. Loop Dr., El Paso
Anthony Police Department at the City of Anthony Municipal Complex
820 NM-478, Anthony, NM
White Sands Missile Range at the Professional Development Center
465 Dyer St., White Sands Missile Range, NM
Sam’s Club with the Las Cruces Police Department
2711 N. Telshor Blvd., Las Cruces, NM
Walmart Neighborhood Market with the Las Cruces Police Department
150 Sonoma Ranch Blvd., Las Cruces, NM
Mesilla Marshal’s Department at the Mesilla Town Municipal Court
2231 Avenida de Mesilla, Las Cruces, NM
Walmart Super Center with the Las Cruces Police Department
1550 S. Valley Dr., Las Cruces, NM
DEA Las Cruces in the NM Elks Lodge #1119
3000 Elks Dr., Las Cruces, NM
Alamogordo Police Department
700 Virginia Ave., Alamogordo, NM
New Mexico State Police-Lordsburg at the Columbus Post Office
201 S. Main St., Columbus, NM
Hatch Police Department
5 Chile Capital Ln., Hatch, NM
Walgreens Pharmacy with the Deming Police Department
122 N. Gold Ave., Deming, NM
Truth or Consequences Police Department
507 McAdoo St., Truth or Consequences, NM
Collection sites will not accept syringes, sharps or illicit drugs, according to a news release sent by the DEA.
Liquid products such as cough syrups, should be kept in their original container and the lids must be tightly sealed to prevent leaking.
Edith Montero/KTSM
Edith Montero/KTSM
The event is to help residents get rid of unneeded medications that are old, unwanted or expired that “too often become a gateway to addiction,” according to the DEA.
According to the DEA, Take Back Day has collected over 8,000 tons of medication since the beginning of the program.
The West Texas Poison Center will also be taking part in Take Back Day.
Expired, unused, or unwanted medications can be anonymously disposed of at the West Texas Poison Center, outside the UMC Associate Parking Garage, located behind the University Medical Center of El Paso (4625 Alberta Ave.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
For more information or to find a collection site near you, visit the DEA’s website here.
For more information about proper drug disposal or possible poisonings, contact the West Texas Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222.
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