Where to find a drug take back location Saturday in the Tennessee Valley

April 28, 2017

Collins Parker,

Ditch your old pills Saturday on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – here's how to find a location near you: https://t.co/zp7FSX1DGQ pic.twitter.com/BfPVgWImPv

— CBS News Health (@CBSHealth) April 28, 2017

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Drug Enforcement Administration along with state and local law enforcement are urging us all to clean out the medicine cabinet on Saturday.

A nationwide drug take back event is going on from 10 AM til 2 PM.

You can drop off pill and patches that are now out of date or expired, at no charge.

The goal is to fight opioid drug addiction from painkillers.

This abuse has become epidemic and we are often supplying the addicts by simply keeping the drugs in the family medicine cabinet.

The DEA has posted local take-back locations at their website.

But here is the list for the Tennessee Valley.

EAST RIDGE POLICE DEPT. WALGREENS 5401 RINGGOLD ROAD
HAMILTON CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHERIFF’S OFFICE 6233 DAYTON BLVD HIXSON
CATOOSA CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHERIFF’S OFFICE 5842 HIGHWAY 41 RINGGOLD
WHITWELL POLICE DEPT. CITY HALL 13671 HWY 28 WHITWELL
RHEA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT. WALMART DAYTON 3034 RHEA CO HWY/ SAM WALTON DRIVE
RHEA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT. SPRING CITY PD 229 FRONT STREET SPRING CITY
RAINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RAINSVILLE DRUGS 503 MAIN STREET WEST RAINSVILLE
ATHENS TN POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE DEPT 815 NORTH JACKSON ST ATHENS TN
MCMINN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT CVS PHARMACY 928 DECATUR PIKE ATHENS TN
FANNIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHERIFF’S OFFICE 645 WEST FIRST ST BLUE RIDGE GA

If you can’t make it to a drop-off location this Saturday, TBI office in Chattanooga is among more than 220 permanent collection bins that exist across all 95 counties.

Boxes at these facilities are available for residents to drop off all unused, outdated or unnecessary prescription drugs.

A drop-off box is in the lobby at the TBI Chattanooga office at 6040 Century Oaks Drive.

To find other locations across the state that have a permanent bin for disposing of unwanted household pharmaceuticals, visit http://tn.gov/environment/article/sp-unwanted-pharmaceuticals.