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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office will be involved in this weekend’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by partnering with the Morgantown Police Department, along with other law enforcement and substance abuse prevention groups across West Virginia.
A representative from the Attorney General’s Office will assist in staffing a take back site from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Kroger, 1851 Earl L. Core Road.
The office has participated in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day each year since 2013.
The DEA spearheads Drug Take Back Day, which was initially launched in 2010. During the event, local and state law enforcement agencies collect unused medication and dispose of it. The DEA typically hosts two prescription drug take-back days per year with one in the spring and one in the fall.
The Attorney General Public Health Trust previously awarded prescription drug incinerators to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office in Madison; Huntington Police Department in Cabell County; the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team in Kanawha County; and the Star City Police Department in Monongalia County. The incinerators are used to destroy unwanted/expired pills and are shared among law enforcement agencies.
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