Crime & Safety
LAPD, Kaiser Permanente to Collect Unwanted Prescription Medications
Take back collections are being held in parking lot 3 of Kaiser's offices in West L.A.
The Los Angeles Police Department and Kaiser Permanente, in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, are teaming up to collect unwanted prescription medications.
The so-called Take Back collections will take place Saturday, April 27 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at four Kaiser facilities in Los Angeles.
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Expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs can be dropped off at the following locations:
- Kaiser West LA, 6041 Cadillac Ave., parking lot 3, Los Angeles;
- Kaiser Panorama City, 13652 Cantara St., North 3 Medical Office;
- Kaiser Harbor City, 25825 S. Vermont Ave., Vermont Pavilion; and
- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, 4760 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood.
The service is free and no questions will be asked.
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A total of 244 tons of prescription drugs were turned in nationwide during collections at over 5,200 sites last September, according to the LAPD.
"Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse," according to an LAPD statement.
Flushing medications down the toilet or disposing of them in the trash both pose potential safety and health hazards, according to the LAPD, which plans to hold Take Back events along with the DEA every few months.
