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US Attorney Bill Hochul says a number of facilities and police organizations are teaming up to collect unused and unwanted prescription drugs. "They need to go through their medicine cabinets, take out these pills, which in the case of the opiate class drugs, are highly addictive," says Hochul.
Hochul says at the last take back day in April, nearly six million tons were collected, equating to 18 million pills.
The event is free and anonymous with no questions asked. The public can drop off expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs which could be dangerous if left in the family’s medicine cabinet.
“Prescription pill abuse has become one of the most urgent public health matters confronting our country and region,” said U.S. Attorney Hochul. “Improperly taking even one pill can fundamentally change a person’s life forever–leading to a life of addiciton and in some cases, death. It really is this simple, if a pill is not available, it can’t be taken. And for every pill not taken, our ability to defeat this health epidemic improves.”
Here is the full list of locations for Saturday's drop off:
ERIE
AMHERST POLICE DEPARTMENT MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL 1540 MAPLE RD. WILLIAMSVILLE NY, 14221
HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HERR COLLISION CENTER 5140 CAMP ROAD HAMBURG NY, 14075
LANCASTER POLICE DEPARTMENT TWIN DISTRICT FIRE DEPARTMENT 4999 WILLIAM STREET LANCASTER NY, 14086
ORCHARD PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT MERCY AMBULATORY CENTER 3669 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD. ORCHARD PARK NY, 14127
CHEEKTOWAGA POLICE DEPARTMENT ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL 2605 HARLEM RD. BUFFALO NY, 14227
TONAWANDA POLICE DEPARTMENT KENMORE MERCY HOSPITAL 2950 ELMWOOD AVENUE KENMORE NY, 14217
BUFFALO POLICE DEPARTMENT BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE 1300 ELMWOOD AVE. BUFFALO NY, 14222
GRAND ISLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT GRAND ISLAND TOWN HALL 2255 BASELINE ROAD GRAND ISLAND NY, 14072
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
ERIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BERTRAND CHARFFEE HOSPITAL 224 E. MAIN STREET SPRINGVILLE NY, 14141
NORTH COLLINS POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH COLLINS POLICE DEPARTMENT 10543 MAIN STREET NORTH COLLINS NY, 14111
GENESEE
BATAVIA POLICE DEPARTMENT BATAVIA POLICE DEPARTMENT 10 W. MAIN STREET BATAVIA NY, 14020
GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT PEMBROKE TOWN HIGWAY BARNS ROUTES 5 & 77 EAST PEMBROKE NY, 14056
VILLAGE OF LE ROY POLICE DEPARTMENT LE ROY POLICE DEPARTMENT
CORNER OF RT 5 & 19 3 W. MAIN STREET LE ROY NY, 14482
NIAGARA
LOCKPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT LOCKPORT PLAZA INTERSECTION OF SOUTH TRANSIT STREET AND WILLOW STREET LOCKPORT NY, 14094
NORTH TONAWANDA POLICE DEPARTMENT DEGAFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 445 TERMONT STREET NORTH TONAWANDA NY, 14120
NIAGARA COUNTY NY SHERIFF'S OFFICE MT. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL 5300 MILITARY ROAD LEWISTON NY, 14092
NIAGARA FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT FORMER PD HQS 520 HYDE PARK NIAGARA FALLS NY, 14301
ORLEANS
ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE MEDINA FIRE DEPARTMENT 600 MAIN STREET MEDINA NY, 14103
ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 400 PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING 13925 STATE ROUTE 31 ALBION NY, 14411
ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HOLLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT 7 THOMAS STREET HOLLEY NY, 14470
WYOMING
WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WARSAW COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
NORTH PARKING LOT 151 NORTH MAIN STREET WARSAW NY, 14569
WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ARCADE POLICE STATION 17 CHURCH ST. ARCADE NY, 14009
CHAUTAUQUA
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ALSTAR HQS. NORTH 738 MONROE STREET DUNKIRK NY, 14048
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SOUTHSIDE PHARMACY 766 FOOTE AVE. JAMESTOWN NY, 14701
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CHAUTAUQUE MALL 318 EAST FAIRMOUNT AVE LAKEWOOD NY, 14750
SENECA NATIONS OF INDIANS CATTARAUGUS INDIAN RESERVATION HEALTH CENTER 36 THOMAS INDIAN SCHOOL DRIVE. IRVING NY, 14081
CATTARAUGUS
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SALAMANCA CITY MUNICIPAL BUILDING 225 WILDWOOD AVE SALAMANCA NY, 14779
SENECA NATIONS OF INDIANS LIONEL R. JOHN HEALTH CENTER 987 R.C. HOAG DRIVE SALAMANCA NY, 14779
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CATTARAUGUS COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING 1 LEO MOSS DRIVE OLEAN NY, 14760
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GOWANDA VILLAGE MUNICIPAL BUILDING 27 EAST MAIN STREET GOWANDA NY, 14070
ALLEGANY
ALLEGANY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ANDOVER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT 60 SOUTH MAIN STREET ANDOVER NY, 14806
ALLEGANY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CUBA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT 51 EAST MAIN STREET CUBA NY, 14727
ALLEGANY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AMITY RESCUE SQUAD 5184 STATE RT. BELMONT NY, 14813