DENVER ( KDVR ) — The Westminster Police Department revealed 287 pounds of unused/expired medication was dropped off during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 26.
The WPD, which called the initiative a “success” in a post on X Friday, had asked residents to drop off any unused or expired medication at the Public Safety Center in Westminster on Yates Street.
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Westminster police participated in the semiannual national initiative in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration and had advised residents there would be “no-questions-asked.”
National results
The WPD provided the final results of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, citing the DEA:
- Total law enforcement participants: 4,472
- Total collection sites: 4,590
- Total weight collected: 620,321 pounds
Denver metro area does its part
The WPD was among a number of agencies and pharmacies in the Denver metro area that participated in the initiative, which is conducted every year by the DEA on the last Saturday of April and October.
A total of 10,017 pounds were collected across Colorado, meanwhile, according to the DEA’s Rocky Mountain Division…