The New Concord Police Department will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Village Hall.
This event is hosted nationwide in April and October each year to allow people to drop off any unwanted, expired, or unused prescription drugs with no questions asked.
New Concord Police Chief Mindy Peck
This will be New Concord Police Chief Mindy Peck’s third year doing this event with NCPD.
“Anybody can come and bring any unwanted drugs like pills, and this year we are doing liquid medicine too,” said Peck.
The drop-off process is easy and fast.
“We don’t know what people are bringing in and it is none of our business. We just want them off the streets and out of hands of individuals. It’s always best to just bring it in, open it, dump their stuff, and then take their bottles home,” said Peck.
If residents wish to no longer keep the medicine bottles, make sure the label is peeled off or scratched out with a black marker before drop off.
Electronic cigarettes and vaping devices are accepted only if the batteries have been removed from the device. Diabetic equipment will not be accepted.
“We do not take syringes. …I advise them [participants] to go to Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department. They can take sharps,” said Peck.
They will also not accept illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine.
Due to COVID-19 concerns this year, participants are required to wear a mask when entering Village Hall.
