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Drug Take-Back Day Set For Saturday

fda.gov

Law enforcement officials in Sedgwick County and across Kansas will collect leftover medications on Saturday.

Since the Drug Take-Back Day program started in 2010, more than 65 tons of medication in Kansas have been collected.

Drop-off sites will be open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There are 10 sites in Sedgwick County, including in Maize, Goddard, Haysville, Cheney and Derby.

The event is conducted by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, which will collect and dispose of the medications.

State officials say prescription opioids are a leading cause of drug poisoning deaths in Kansas. Federal officials say the number of opioid prescriptions has quadrupled since 1999.

Drop-off sites in Sedgwick County are located at:

  • Sedgwick County Zoo, 5500 W. Zoo Blvd. 
  • Oaklawn Activity Center, 4900 S. Clifton
  • Sedgwick County Household Hazardous Waste, 801 W. Stillwell
  • Cheney Fire Station, 525 N. Main
  • Bel Aire Police Department, 7651 E. Central
  • Haysville Police Department, 200 W. Grand
  • Goddard City Hall, 118 N. Main
  • Derby Police Department, 229 N. Baltimore
  • Dillons parking lot, 9450 E. Harry
  • Maize Police Department, 10100 W. Grady

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Tom Shine is the director of news and public affairs. Follow him on Twitter @thomaspshine.

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Tom joined KMUW in 2017 after spending 37 years with The Wichita Eagle where he held a variety of reporting and editing roles. He also is host of The Range, KMUW’s weekly show about where we live and the people who live here. Tom is an adjunct instructor in the Elliott School of Communication at Wichita State University.