COLUMBUS (WCMH) — NBC4, Cardinal Health, Kroger and West-Ward Pharmaceuticals are working to fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic, by once again hosting Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 29 from 10:00am until 2:00pm.

In the past month more than 6 million Americans, ages 12 and older, have taken a prescription drug for non-medical reasons.  The risk of prescription drug abuse can be reduced when consumers remove unused and expired medications from their homes and store the remainder safely.  The next drug disposal event will be held at the following Kroger locations:

Kroger – HilliardKroger – WestervilleKroger – Mt. Gilead
4656 Cemetery Road55 West Schrock Road555 W. Marion Rd.
Hilliard, Ohio 43026Westerville, Ohio 43081Mt. Gilead, Ohio 43338
Kroger – GahannaKroger – ColumbusKroger – Columbus
300 South Hamilton Road1375 Chambers Road2090 Crown Plaza
Gahanna, Ohio 43230Columbus, Ohio 43212Columbus, Ohio 43220
Kroger – ColumbusKroger – Canal WinchesterKroger – Powell
3637 South High Street6095 Gender Road3975 West Powell Road
Columbus, Ohio 43207Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110Powell, Ohio 43065

 

Kroger – Chillicothe
887 North Bridge St.
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601

Consumers can drive through the Kroger parking lot and drop off their medications to the Franklin County, Delaware County, Morrow County and Ross County sheriff deputies. They will accept all unused and expired medications, including pills, liquids, gels, and patches. Medications will not be accepted in the store or by anyone other than a sheriff deputy.

Since the Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse awareness campaign kicked off in 2011, officers have disposed of 9 tons of drugs collected at these events.