Denton County Emergency Services Districts No. 1 and 2 are encouraging residents to safely dispose of unused or expired medications as part of National Drug Take Back Day, a nationwide effort to reduce misuse, accidental poisoning and overdose.
Officials said proper disposal is critical, as many misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, often from medicine cabinets at home.
Through a partnership with the University of Houston’s Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research (PREMIER) Center, all Denton County ESD 1 fire stations offer free medication disposal kits year-round in their lobbies. The kits allow residents to deactivate medications at home and safely discard them…