DEA National Drug Take Back Day Local Sites

Jasper- Today is the Drug Enforcement Agency's(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

The disposal sites for Dubois County are:

ISP-Jasper District Collection Site: 

Indiana State Police- Jasper Post

2209 Newton St., IN 47546

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Dubois County Sheriff Sites:

Ireland and St. Anthony Fire Stations

10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Noon)

Jasper City Police:

24/7 Disposal in the front entrance

Collection sites will be set up nationwide for expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, which will be properly disposed of without threat to the environment.  This program is for liquid and pill medication.  Vaping pens without batteries and vaping cartridges will also be taken.  Needles, new or used, WILL NOT be accepted for disposal.  This service is free and anonymous, with no questions asked.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.  Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse.  Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.  Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.

In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines - flushing them down the toilet or throwing them into the trash - pose both potential safety and health hazards.

To find other locations in Indiana or across the U.S. that are participating in the Drug Take Back initiative, click this link to the DEA.

The Drug Take Back events are the safe, popular, and responsible way for the public to legally dispose of prescription drugs with no questions asked.