CITY

AND COUNTY OF DENVER

Media Relations Unit Denver Police DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY Department 1331 Cherokee Street, FIRE POLICE SHERIFF Room 402 9-1-1 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS Denver, CO 80204-2720 CRIME PREVENTION & CONTROL SAFE CITY Phone: 720-913-6028 Fax: 720-913-7029

Media Advisory

For Immediate Release

DENVER The Denver Police Department in conjunction with the DEAs (Drug Enforcement Administrations) will participate in National Prescription Take-Back Day, on Saturday, April 27, 2013 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. This national event takes place the same day across the country. In Colorado, over 75 locations will be accepting expired or leftover prescription and over-the-counter drugs from the public. The purpose of this annual event is to insure the environmentally safe disposal of such medicines, and to reduce the likelihood of drug misuse or abuse. Note that these sites cannot accept needles, mercury thermometers, oxygen containers, chemotherapy or illicit drugs, radioactive substances, or pressurized containers. Denver Police drop off locations: District 1 1311 West 46th Avenue District 2 3921 Holly Street District 3 1625 South University Street District 4 2100 South Clay Street District 5 4685 Peoria Street District 6 1566 Washington Street Denver Police Headquarters 1331 Cherokee Street To find the nearest drop off point, CTRL and click on the link Search the DEA Collection Site database.
Denver Police Department www.denvergov.org/police

Denver Police Participate in National Prescription Take Back Day

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