Wisconsin’s Drug Take Back Day, held on April 24, collected 60,632 pounds of unwanted drugs, Attorney General Josh Kaul said.
That placed Wisconsin as the second largest Drug Take Back collection in the United States this year.
"Wisconsin is once again one of the top states in the country for Drug Take Back,” Kaul said. “Thank you to the thousands of Wisconsinites who have helped fight substance-use disorder by ensuring that more than 60,000 pounds of unused and unwanted medications are being safely disposed of and won’t be diverted.”
Statewide more than 290 law enforcement agencies participated in Drug Take Back Day and disposed drugs were collected from drug disposal boxes at law enforcement agencies across the state. There are 489 permanent drug disposal boxes accessible year-round in Wisconsin at law enforcement agencies, hospitals, pharmacies and health clinics.
Drug Take Back Day provides a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the community about the potential abuse and consequences of improper storage and disposal of these medications, according to Kaul.
The collected medications were boxed, palletized, shrink wrapped and secured for transportation to Covanta Energy Corporation in Indianapolis, where the drugs will be incinerated.
To find a permanent drug disposal box near you, go to: https://doseofrealitywi.gov/drug-takeback/find-a-take-back-location/
