Lexington PD to participate in National Drug Take Back Day at CVS & Walgreens

Lexington, SC (October 25, 2018) – The Lexington Police Department, along with the Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (LRADAC) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be working together on Saturday, October 27, 2018, during the National Drug Take Back Day with events at CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens in Lexington, South Carolina.

National Drug Take Back Day events will be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the following locations:

• CVS Pharmacy - 5608 Sunset Blvd.

• Walgreens - 5220 Sunset Blvd.

The Lexington Police Department will have marked tents set up in the parking lots of both of locations and those interested in dropping off discarded prescription drugs can bring them there to officers who will be working these events.

Chief Terrence Green says, “Addiction to prescription medications continues to be on a dangerous rise and has a direct effect on families in the Town of Lexington community and beyond. Events like these are the perfect opportunity to take a few minutes to clean your medicine cabinet to ensure that these dangerous drugs are disposed of safely and are kept out of the hands of those who would abuse them.”

All discarded prescription drugs collected will be turned over to the DEA for proper disposal.

More information can be found on the Drug Enforcement Administration website at www.dea.gov.