GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Brown County Public Health is holding a drug take-back event Tuesday, ahead of this weekend’s National Drug Take Back Day.
It will start at 11 a.m. and go until 2 p.m. at the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Brown County, 300 S. Adams St.
Public Health says the goal of this event is to give people a chance to safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription medications.
You can also bring ointments, creams, liquids, and non-aerosol sprays.
You can’t bring illegal drugs, aerosol cans, or hazardous medical waste, like needles or lancets.
Brown County Public Health says leaving old medications at home poses a risk for children, older adults, and people with mental health or substance abuse disorders.
They say these take-back events help prevent drug overdose deaths. So far this year in Brown County, there have been 24 drug overdose-related deaths compared to 31 in all of 2024.
If you can’t make it to Tuesday’s event, National Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday. Here’s a map of participating locations across the state.
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