National Prescription Take Back Day

About this event

April 15, 2025Contact: Rita Robertson

(618) 498-5527

rita.robertson@jersey100.org

Media Advisory

Jerseyville Police Department and Jersey County Against Drugs Coalition are Teaming up with the Drug Enforcement Administration for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Jerseyville, IL – On Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country. DEA and its partners the: Jerseyville Police Department and the Jersey County Against Drugs Coalition will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. 

For more than a decade, the event has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—that too often become a gateway to addiction.

Take Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at close to 5,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.

What: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

When: Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Who: Jerseyville Police Department and Jersey County Against Drugs Coalition

Where: CVS, 303 S. State Street, Jerseyville, IL 62052

In partnership with local law enforcement, Take Back Day has removed 8,950 tons of medication from circulation since its inception.

Collection sites will not accept syringes, sharps, and illicit drugs. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. The cap must be tightly sealed to prevent leakage. 

For more information and to find a collection site near you, visit www.DEATakeBack.com.

Funded in whole or in part by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery through a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.