GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — If you don’t properly dispose of the unused or expired prescription drugs in your home, they might find a new one.
That’s the warning from a national campaign to keep prescription drugs out of the wrong hands.
Spectrum Health, Priority Health, Kent County Health Department, Pine Rest and Families Against Narcotics have joined the campaign to host Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Simply drop off old meds at one of these locations:
- Kent County Health Department 700 Fuller Ave. NE Grand Rapids
- Spectrum Health Zeeland Hospital 8333 Fetch St. Zeeland
- Flat River Family Dentistry 918 W. Washington St. Greenville
- Spectrum Health Medical Group South Pavilion (north side of the building) 80 68th St.
- Grand Rapids Priority Health Campus 3111 Leonard St. NE Grand Rapids.
It is ill-advised to flush old prescription meds or toss them in the trash, bad for both humans and the environment.
A complete list of drop-off locations can be found by zip code at https://www.dea.gov/takebackday.
This story is sponsored by Corewell Health.
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