The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with other local law enforcement, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Join Together Northern Nevada and several community partners to host the semi-annual Prescription Drug Round Up on Saturday, October 29, 2022.
Citizens were able to safely dispose of unwanted and/or expired prescription medications or over the counter pills at the drop off locations.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to safely discard prescription medications and or over the counter medications that can be harmful if used inappropriately or by someone the drugs were not prescribed for,” Sheriff Darin Balaam said. “We encourage citizens to take advantage of this opportunity.”
The Smith’s grocery store in Lemmon Valley took in 10 boxes weighing a total of 124.6 pounds while the Raley's grocery store on Wedge Parkway took in 20 boxes with a total of 246 pounds.
That’s over 370 pounds of prescription drugs taken off of our streets that could have ended up in the wrong hands.
(Washoe County Sheriff's Office)
