Minnesotans Get Ready for Drug Take Back Day

According to Google AI, 60% of Americans take at least one prescription medicine daily. Roughly 27% of Americans take more than four meds every day.  

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The more you take, the harder it is to keep up with all that you have. Especially if you transition from one medication to another and have left over pills. A lot of people have medications that they used to take but no longer have to. 

These pills stick around and take up space in our medicine cabinets or drawers and even though we’ve forgotten about them and can be easily accessible by anyone else. Sadly, this is one way that drugs make it into schools and the hands of people that it shouldn’t. 

If you have pills that you’re no longer taking and are possibly even expired, you’ll have the chance to safely dispose of these pills on Saturday April 26th from 10am-2pm. 

This effort is done in conjunction with the DEA National Takeback effort. This is a safe way to get rid of the pills you don’t take anymore. This is also a great way to do this anonymously if that is important to you. 

Using the Take Back Day website, I asked for locations within 50 miles of St. Cloud and here’s the drop off points that I found. 

The following Police Departments and Sheriff’s Departments are serving as drop off points: 

Annandale PD 

Princeton PD 

St. Francis PD 

Kandiyohi Sheriff’s Department 

Onamia PD 

Champlin PD 

Anoka Co. Sheriff’s Department 

Coon Rapids PD 

Braham PD 

Brooklyn Park PD- North Precinct 

Carver County Sheriff’s Department 

Kanabec County Sheriff’s Department 

Columbia Heights PD 

and 

Eden Prairie PD 

Please put this date on your calendar, and if you need directions to either of the above listed locations, a link to directions is available on this website link.