Ellis County Sheriff
On Saturday, October 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Ellis County Drug Enforcement Unit will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
This bi-annual event allows for the public to anonymously dispose of old, unused, unwanted, or no longer needed medications.
The event will be held in the north parking lot of the Ellis County Law Enforcement Center, 105 W. 12th St., Hays.
In April of 2023, 4,497 law enforcement agencies nationwide hosted 4,955 collection sites, and collected 663,725 pounds of unused medications.
Since the inception of the Drug Take Back Day, 17,300,454 pounds of medications have been safely disposed of.
The Ellis County Drug Enforcement Unit is encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.
Items that will be accepted are tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. Prescription medications can be disposed of in the original container or placed in a Ziploc bag.
Please note that liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes and other sharps, and illicit drugs will not be accepted