Drug takeback events April 27

SHDHD executive director

National Drug Takeback Day is coming up on Saturday. South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD), Area Substance and Alcohol Abuse Program (ASAAP) and local law enforcement agencies are encouraging residents to use this opportunity to get rid of old and unused prescription medications.

There are several safe and easy ways to dispose of drugs. The general public may take prescription and over-the-counter pills to area law enforcement officials National Drug Take Back Day, where they will be collected anonymously to be safely destroyed. In the South Heartland heal...