MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Tens of thousands of unwanted medications are now being safely disposed of after this year’s Drug Take Back Day.
Over 140 law enforcement agencies across the state helped collect 54,040 pounds of medications on Oct. 29.
Aside from Drug Take Back Day, Wisconsin also has 490 permanent drug disposal boxes accessible at law enforcement agencies, hospitals, pharmacies and health clinics.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says that unused or expired medication should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Doing this can cause traces of the drugs to show up in rivers and lakes.
The drugs that were collected last month were transported to Indianapolis where they will be incinerated.
Drug Take Back Day is held, in part, to help properly dispose of medications but, also, to bring awareness to the potential abuse of medications.
