LIHU‘E, Hawai‘i (KHON2) – The Kaua’i Police Department will team with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in hosting a Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at police headquarters in Līhu’e.
The event gives residents a safe way to get rid of unused, unwanted, or expired medications.
The public can drive to the east side of the KPD building on Ka’ana Street and drop off items without leaving their cars.
Tablets, capsules, liquids, and patches will be accepted. Needles and syringes will not be collected. The service is free and anonymous.
Police say the program helps reduce the risk of prescription drug misuse while also preventing medications from being improperly discarded and harming the environment.
At the last event in April, more than 2,500 pounds of medications were collected statewide.
Those who can’t attend can use a permanent medication dropbox located at the Līhu’e police station.