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.
The 9th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10am – 2pm.
The following are several sites throughout Western New York where you can take any medications. One way of preventing prescription drug abuse is to clean out your medicine cabinets for any and all unused controlled substances.
NORTH TONAWANDA POLICE DEPARTMENT
DEGRAFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
445 TREMONT STREET
NORTH TONAWANDA, NY 14120
AMHERST POLICE DEPARTMENT
MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL
1540 MAPLE RD.
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221
TONAWANDA POLICE DEPARTMENT
KENMORE MERCY HOSPITAL
2950 ELMWOOD AVENUE
KENMORE, NY, 14217
CHEEKTOWAGA POLICE DEPARTMENT
ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL
2605 HARLEM RD.
BUFFALO, NY 14227
GRAND ISLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
GRAND ISLAND FIRE HALL
2275 BASELINE RD.
GRAND ISLAND, NY, 14072
LOCKPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT
LOCKPORT PLAZA
(INTERSECTION OF SOUTH TRANSIT STREET AND WILLOW STREET)
LOCKPORT NY, 14094
BUFFALO POLICE DEPARTMENT
BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE
“R4” LOT
1300 ELMWOOD AVE.
BUFFALO, NY 14222
NIAGARA COUNTY NY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
NIAGARA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
5526 NIAGARA ST. EXTENSION
LOCKPORT, NY 14095
WEST SENECA POLICE DEPARTMENT
WEST SENECA SENIOR CENTER
4620 SENECA STREET
WEST SENECA, NY, 14224
BUFFALO POLICE DEPARTMENT
ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS
2655 SOUTH PARK AVE.
BUFFALO, NY 14218
LANCASTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
TWIN DISTRICT FIRE DEPARTMENT
4999 WILLIAM STREET
LANCASTER, NY 14086
NIAGARA FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT
NIAGARA FALLS PD 1925 MAIN ST.
NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14305
ORCHARD PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT
MERCY AMBULATORY CENTER
3669 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD.
ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127
NIAGARA COUNTY SHERIFF
MT. SAINT MARY’S HOSPITAL
5300 MILITARY ROAD
LEWISTON, NY 14092
HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
TOWN OF HAMBURG DEPT. OF YOUTH RECREATION & SENIOR SERVICES
4540 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD.
HAMBURG, NY 14075
If you do not see a site located near you on the list provided, please check this link to the Office of Diversion Control. And if you can’t get to one of these sites, the best way to safely dispose of prescription medications is to crush and mix with mix with coffee grinds or kitty litter.