Prescription Drug Takeback Day is April 27th

The Elmhurst Police Department is hosting a Drug Take Back event on Saturday, April 27th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you have medications you haven't used, don't need, or that are expired, drop them off using the drive-thru service in the west parking lot of the police station at 125 E. 1st Street.

Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose, and abuse. The non-medical use of prescription drugs is one of the most common forms of drug abuse in America. The majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from the home medicine cabinets of family and friends. Unused drugs that are flushed into toilets or thrown into the garbage are also environmental hazards, as they contaminate the water supply. For more information about the event, call 630-530-3050.