East Precinct opens permanent drop box for prescription drugs
Do you have unused or expired medications that you don’t know how to dispose of? Flushing them down the toilet can pose the hazard of entering our water system.
A permanent prescription drug disposal box is now available!
The new drop box is at the Portland Police Bureau's East Precinct at 737 SE 106th Avenue. It's in the lobby and is available for use during regular business hours, which are currently 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Police already hold prescription drug turn-in events but this will be available on a regular basis so the community can readily dispose of pills. The medications that are put in the box will be incinerated, which is standard police protocol.
According to the Portland Police Bureau the new drop box will serve two purposes - helping in at least a small way to prevent teenagers from having access to unused and expired medications and also to protect the environment.
Acceptable Items
Prescription medications and samples
All over-the-counter medications
Vitamins
Pet medications
Medicated ointments
Liquid medication in leak-proof containers
Non-Acceptable Items
Thermometers/Sharps/Syringes
IV bags
Bloody or infectious waste
Hydrogen peroxide
Aerosol cans
Inhalers
EpiPens
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