Sevierville Collects Over 70 lbs. of Unwanted Drugs at Take Back Event

Postado 10-30-17

The City of Sevierville Police Department, in partnership with Walgreen’s store #06609 at 119 Forks of the River Parkway, collected over 70 pounds of unwanted, unused and expired drugs on Saturday, October 28, 2017.

As a full-time partner with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the City of Sevierville Police Department (SPD) partnered with Walgreen’s in the 14th National DEA Drug Take Back Initiative. A total of approximately 72.71 pounds of drugs were collected.

“We appreciate our community for their awareness of the potential misuse of prescription drugs,” said SPD Chief Don Myers. After collection, all drugs are destroyed by incinerator and any plastics received are recycled.

In addition to drug take back events, citizens may drop-off drugs at the SPD Drug Take Back receptacle any time or day of the week. The service is free and anonymous. The following drugs are accepted:
• Todos os comprimidos e pós soltos.
• Medicamentos líquidos só são aceitos em embalagens lacradas.
• Medicamentos e ajudas seladas (ou seja, suprimentos para diabéticos, medidores, etc.)
O departamento não pode neste momento aceitar seringas ou outros tipos de apetrechos para drogas. Qualquer pessoa com dúvidas pode entrar em contato com o tenente Ken Garner pelo telefone 865.868.1753 ou e-mail para Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo..