Irvine Police Department Press Release

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
1 Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92606
irvinepd.org

04/04/2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Release #:
04042019
Contact:
Communications Manager
949-724-7112
kmohr@cityofirvine.org

Irvine Police Department to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

The Irvine Police Department (IPD) will be participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Community members can drop off unwanted medications at four designated locations in the City of Irvine. This free service, which allows the public to anonymously discard prescription medications, addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. The participating sites are:

  • Irvine Police Department, 1 Civic Center Plaza, in the parking lot
  • Kaiser Permanente Irvine Medical Center, 6670 Alton Parkway, near the Alton/Sand Canyon Medical Office Building 1
  • Hoag Health Center, 16405 Sand Canyon
  • Irvine Valley College, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Parking Lot 5.

IPD urges residents to bring expired or unwanted prescription drugs to the collection sites to eliminate the potential for misuse, abuse or accidental poisoning. Improper disposal of unused or expired medications, such as flushing them down a toilet or throwing them in the trash, can be hazardous to public safety, public health and the environment.

Additional  information  regarding the Drug Enforcement Administration’s national  campaign,  including  other  local  collection  sites,  is  available at https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html.