For the convenience of all Madera County residents and business owners, the Sheriff’s Office is taking back unwanted and/or unused drugs in both the Mountains and on the Valley floor.DATE: Saturday September 27, 2014
TIME: 10 AM – 2 PM
PLACE: Sheriff Main Office, 14143 Road 28, Madera CA
Sheriff Oakhurst Office, 48267 Liberty Dr, Oakhurst, CA
The goal of the program is to allow citizens to deliver all of their unused, unwanted, or expired medications to law enforcement officials, who can in turn dispose of these controlled substances in a safe, secure, and non-hazardous manner.
All unwanted medications can be disposed of in secure collection boxes located at both drop-off sites.
Drugs can be disposed of in their original containers. People who dispose medications in original containers are encouraged to remove any identifying information from the prescription label.
None of the medication will ever be counted, inventoried, or logged by law enforcement. Nor will law enforcement handle any of the unwanted medication.
All solid dosage pharmaceutical product and liquids in consumer containers may be accepted. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. The depositor should ensure that the cap is tightly sealed to prevent leakage.
Intra-venous solutions, injectibles, and syringes will not be accepted due to potential hazard posed by blood-borne pathogens.
