By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
If you have some unused and unneeded prescription drugs that you aren't sure what to do with, the Saline County Sheriff's Office can help.
Sheriff's office personnel will be at multiple locations as a part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 22, Saline County Sheriff's Lieutenant Sean Kochanowski said this morning.
According to the DEA website, "The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications."
Sheriff's office personnel will be collecting unused and unneeded prescription drugs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 22 at the following locations, Kochanowski said.
●Salina Regional Health Center, 400 S. Santa Fe Avenue
●Dillons, 1235 E. Cloud Street
●Walmart, 2900 S. Ninth Street
If you can't make it to one of the drop-off sites that day, you can drop off your 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.
Kochanowski said that since Oct. 7, 2013, the sheriff's office has collected 12,998.8 pounds of drugs for safe disposal.