More than 40 Pounds of Unwanted RX drugs Collected during Saturday's Take Back Day

Constable Darrell Johnson, Lisa Cripps of the DeKalb Prevention Coalition, Merrill Harris, and Alexandria Mayor Bennett Armstrong at Saturday’s Rx drug take back event at Alexandria City Hall

April 26, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Many people cleaned out their medicine cabinets of unwanted, out of date, or no longer needed prescriptions and brought them to the Smithville and Alexandria city halls for disposal Saturday during the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

Lisa Cripps, local Coordinator of the DeKalb Prevention Coalition, said more than 40 pounds of prescription drugs and controlled substances were collected for disposal Saturday at Smithville and Alexandria.

The event was sponsored by the DeKalb Prevention Coalition and supported by the DeKalb County Health Department, and local law enforcement officers and constables.

“Take-Back Days in April and October each year are a safe and easy way to protect your loved ones and to get these drugs out of your home,” added Cripps.