On April 27, bring your pills for disposal to the Coteau des Prairies Clinic from 10 am to 2 pm or to Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center Pharmacy from 1 pm to 5 pm (Sites cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. 

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Local data show that 45.9% of all reported suicide attempts in our area since 2011 have been related to a medicine overdose. The In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards. Take part in this initiative and safe lives and the environment!