09-05-2025
287 pounds of prescription drugs dropped off during initiative in Westminster
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.'
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
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.
Outside of the initiative, year-round drop-off locations can also be found online using a DEA Diversion Control Division tool. Coloradans can also find drop-off bins in many doctor's offices, hospitals and pharmacies.
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While syringes, sharps and illicit substances were not accepted during the event, the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment does have four sharps disposal kiosks available year-round for those at:
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