HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR102218CountyhostsDrugTakeBackDayBERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
COUNTY OF KAUA'I
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 22, 2018
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
MICHAEL CONTRADES, ACTING CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
County hosts Drug Take Back Day
LIHU`E — The Kauai Police Department (KPD) is collecting unused, unwanted, or
expired prescription medications and other drugs on National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday,
Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at KPD headquarters, located at 3990 Ka'ana Street, in Lihu'e.
Tablets, capsules, liquids, and other forms of medication — prescription or
nonprescription — including patches, will be accepted. New or used needles and syringes will
not be accepted.
This service is free and anonymous, and no questions will be asked.
Drug Take Back Day is part of a national initiative coordinated by the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Agency (DEA) which focuses on providing a safe, convenient, and responsible
method of disposing medications, while also educating the community about the potential for
abuse and consequences of improper storage and disposal.
Anyone who is not able to participate in this National Drug Take Back Day can visit KPD
headquarters at any time and anonymously drop off any unused or expired medication via the
permanently installed medication drop box.
For more information on the National Drug Take Back Initiative, please visit the DEA's
website at www.dea.gov, or contact KPD Investigative Services Bureau Assistant Chief Bryson
Ponce at 241-1681, or Theresa Koki of Life's Choices at 241-4925.
To request an ASL Interpreter, materials in an alternate format, or other auxiliary aid
support, or an interpreter for a language other than English, please call 241-4925.