Saturday, April 26, 2025
10:00am – 2:00pm
Genesee County Michigan – Properly disposing of prescription medications has shown to be an effective strategy to prevent misuse and reduce access to the non-medical use of prescription and over-the counter medications.
On Saturday, April 26 2025, the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Genesee County Prevention Coalition (GCPC) are encouraging all Genesee County residents to clear out their medicine cabinets and dispose of their unused prescription medications at one of the drop box locations listed below.
The Metro Police Authority of Genesee County located at 5420 Hill 23 Dr. Flint, MI 48507 will be hosting the Genesee County Prevention Coalition’s Take Back Day Event and is the only location that will be accepting liquid medications, patches, and needles/sharps. Disposal services are free, anonymous, and no questions asked. In addition, community health/wellness agencies will also be present to share information and resources for substance use prevention, treatment and recovery support services.
There will also be free Naloxone and Fentanyl test strip distribution and training to learn how to respond to an opioid overdose.
Additional Genesee County locations ONLY excepting pill or capsule medications on Saturday, April 26th .
Police Department Addresses
Argentine Township Police 8274 Silver Lake Rd, Linden, MI 48451
Burton PD 4090 Manor Dr, Burton, MI 48519
City of Davison PD 199 E Flint St, Davison, MI 48423
Fenton PD 311 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI 48430
Mott Community College Public Safety 1401 E Court St, Flint, MI 48503
Flushing PD 725 E Main St, Flushing, MI 48433
Genesee County Sheriff’s Dept. (Inside Lobby) 1002 Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48502
Grand Blanc Township PD 5405 S Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48507
Flint Township Police Department 5200 Norko Dr, Flint, MI 48507
In October 2024 Genesee County law enforcement departments collected 1,041lbs. of safely discarded medications. This initiative ensures that medications at risk for diversion, misuse, and abuse were removed from the home. Many medications are highly addictive and if left in unlocked cabinets are susceptible to diversion or non-medical use and overdose.
If you can’t make it out on DEA’s National Prescription Drug, Take Back Day, there are many other locations in Genesee County that accept safe disposal of prescription medications (pills) all
year long. To find a location near you visit https://michigan-open.org/safe-opioid-disposal/disposal-map/
The FDA also provides information on how to properly dispose of prescription drugs. More information is available here: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/where-and-how-dispose-unused-medicines
For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the April 26, 2025, Take Back Day event, visit www.DEATakeBack.com or contact Genesee County Prevention Coalition at 810-285-9047, or email Brigitte Baranek at bbaranek@thegcpc.org
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