Doña Ana County residents with unused, expired or unwanted prescription medications are encouraged to participate in the annual drug take-back program on Saturday, Sept. 26, sponsored in part by the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and other local law-enforcement agencies.
The program gives the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous drugs. The service is free and anonymous. All drugs surrendered are destroyed.
Several locations around Doña Ana County will host take-back sites, and will be accepting medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
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Elks Club | 3000 Elks Dr. |
Sam’s Club | 2711 N. Telshor Blvd. |
K-Mart | 1900 Bataan Memorial West |
Anthony/Berino Economic Development Center | 1155 N. Fourth St. Anthony, NM |
New Mexico State Police | 4055 Sonoma Ranch Blvd. |
*White Sands Missile Range (9/29) | Post Theater, 465 Dyer |
Walmart | 1550 S. Valley Dr. |
Walmart | 571 Walton |
Walmart | 3331Rinconada |
*WSMR is Tuesday, Sept. 29 only
New collection sites are still being added. For more information, visit www.dea.gov or call (800) 882-9539 for a complete list of collection sites.