Full Notification

NOVI POLICE TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OCTOBER 29th
Novi Police Headquarters, 45125 W. Ten Mile Road

On Saturday, October 29th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Novi Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will provide citizens another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Anyone with such medications may bring them for disposal to Novi Police Headquarters, 45125 W. Ten Mile Rd, between Novi and Taft Roads. The service is free and anonymous, with no questions asked.

Last April, 379,593 pounds of prescription drugs were turned in at nearly 5,400 sites operated by the DEA and more than 3,000 state and local law enforcement partners across the country, including the Novi Police Department.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.
For more information on the Novi Police Department, visit cityofnovi.org.