Arvada Drug Take-Back To Benefit Northey Foundation

ARVADA, CO – Thinking about flushing those long-expired prescription drugs? Stop right there! Flushing prescription medication can lead to drinking water pollution and chemical reactions in wildlife, the U.S. FDA says.

If you have unwanted or unneeded prescription drugs, Saturday, April 13 is a day to safely dispose of them. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a program organized by the US DEA to help prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths.

In Arvada, the Drug Take-Back program, is being combined with a fundraiser for the W. Michael Northey Foundation and the Arvada Police Department, to give residents a safe way to dispose of those unneeded meds.

Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, you can drop off unneeded prescription drugs safely and anonymously at the Arvada Police Department, 8101 Ralston Rd.

"Simply gather up your unused, unwanted and expired medications and bring them to the event location, drive up, handoff and drive away," the city said in a press release.

Donations benefit the Foundation, which gives scholarships to college-bound Arvada high school students and help to families of officers killed or injured in the line of duty.

Here is more information about items that can be accepted, via the Arvada Police.

Allowed Items

• Prescriptions
• Over-the-Counter Medications
• Medications Samples
• Pet Medications
• Vitamins
• Liquid Medications in leak-proof containers
• Medicated Ointments and Lotions
• Inhalers

Items We Cannot Accept

• Bloody or Infectious Waste
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Aerosol Cans
• Thermometers
• IV Bags
• Illicit Drugs
• Chemotherapy and radioactive substances
• Oxygen Containers
• Needles or Other Sharps
• Medical Equipment

Click here for a list of other Colorado locations where you can drop off. unused and unwanted medications.