By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
More than 443 pounds was collected during the Saline County Sheriff's Office's part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.
Saline County Sheriff's Lieutenant Sean Kochanowski said this morning that a total of 443.61 pounds was collected at the three collection sites in Salina:
●Salina Regional Health Center, 400 S. Santa Fe Avenue
●Dillons, 1235 E. Cloud Street
●Walmart, 2900 S. Ninth Street
While the total was a bit less than what has been collected in previous years, Kochanowski noted that it still was a good amount that will not be out on the streets.
If you missed the collection event, you can drop off unused and unneeded prescription drugs in the lobby of the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 251 N. 10th Street, during regular business hours. Additionally, there also is a collection bin for needles and other sharps in the lobby of the sheriff's office.
Since Oct. 7, 2013, the sheriff's office has collected 13,442.41 pounds of drugs for safe disposal, according to Kochanowski.