The public can rid their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs by bringing them for disposal to Fire-Rescue Station #1 – Manakin and Fire-Rescue Station #5 – Goochland. Goochland County, the Goochland County Sheriff's Office, and the Rural Substance Abuse Awareness Coalition (RSAAC) urge the public to bring your pills for disposal to the locations below between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30th.
During this opportunity, the DEA cannot accept liquids, needles, or sharps, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
| Fire-Rescue Station #1 - Manakin | Fire-Rescue Station #5 - Goochland |
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180 River Road West
Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103 | 2710 Fairground Road
Goochland, VA 23063 |
For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the April 30th Prescription Drug Take Back Day event, visit the DEA Diversion website at https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html or contact the Goochland County Sheriff's Office at (804) 556-5349.
