Drug Take Back Day: Where you can give up your old prescription drugs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Saturday, Oct. The 26th marks National Drug Take Back Day and many agencies across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky will be returning expired or unneeded prescriptions.

In April, the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) held a similar event. Since we started Take Back Day, Tennesseans have reportedly thrown away enough medicine to fill about five tractor-trailer trucks.

“We know that prescription drugs are a potential source of opioid addiction or other addictions,” TriStar Skyline Emergency Room Doctor Marshall Hall told News 2. .”

Below, News 2 has compiled a partial list of sites that accept unwanted or outdated orders. If you don’t see a collection point near you, the US Drug Enforcement Agency has a collection point tool that can help.

Nationwide

Check out the map below, provided by TDMHSAS, to find one of the more than 100 Homecoming Day Event locations. You will be able to visit these event spaces between 10 am and 2 pm local time:

You can safely, securely and anonymously dispose of expired or unneeded medications at any time of the year in 385 permanent prescription boxes throughout and Tennessee. Follow this link to get a map of all permanent locations.

Middle Tennessee

Kroger is also hosting a give-back event, and participating Nashville locations include:

• 510 Highway 76 East, White House, TN
• 2011 Nashville Pike, Gallatin, TN
• 1010 Glenbrook Way, Hendersonville, TN
• 1203 Murfreesboro Road, Suite 100, Franklin, TN
• 237 E. Main Street, Hendersonville, TN
• 845 Nashville Pike, Gallatin, TN
• 1820 Roane State Highway, Harriman, TN

The Clarksville Police Department will be working in multiple locations between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., including:

• The District 3 Precinct at 2937 International Boulevard
• Special Operation Unit at 1584 Vista Lane
• The District 1 Precinct at 211 Cunningham Lane

There will be at least four locations in Wilson County participating in Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., including:

• Gibbs Pharmacy is located at 1427 West Baddour Parkway
• Three Forks Market at 9000 Sparta Pike
• Walgreens at 1303 West Main Street
• TriStar Mt. Juliet IS at 100 Summit Boulevard

In addition to the area of ​​Mt. Juliet TriStar’s ER, other Middle Tennessee TriStar locations will participate in what HCA Healthcare has called “Crush the Crisis” events from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.:

• TriStar Centennial Medical Center is located at 2400 Patterson Street in Nashville
• TriStar Skyline Medical Center is located at 3441 Dickerson Pike in Nashville
• TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center is located at 355 New Shackle Island Road in Hendersonville
• TriStar Horizon Medical Center, located at 111 Highway 70 East in Dickson, will collect the medications. starting at 9 am
• TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center is located at 100 NorthCrest Drive in Springfield
• TriStar Spring Hill Emergency Room is located at 3001 Reserve Boulevard in Spring Hill
• TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is located at 200 StoneCrest Boulevard in Smyrna
• TriStar Summit Medical Center is located at 5655 Frist Boulevard in Hermitage

Southern Kentucky

The Warren County Drug Task Force will participate with the US Drug Enforcement Agency and the Western Kentucky University (WKU) police department. Those partners will work shifts between 10am and 2pm on:

• The Bowling Green Police Department is located at 911 Kentucky Street
• Kentucky State Police Post 3 at 3119 Nashville Road in Bowling Green
• Smiths Grove City Hall is located at 146 South Main Street
• WKU Police Department at 1906 College Heights Boulevard

Additionally, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Warren County Hazardous Waste Day event on Lauren Avery Drive will accept prescription drugs.

“No questions asked, no known way to dispose of these drugs and dispose of them safely. [and] the legal way,” Hall added. “The hope is that it makes our homes safer.”