Bernalillo County issued the following announcement on Oct. 20.
Bernalillo County, along with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Army National Guard and other partnering agencies, invites the public for the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, this Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at the Army National Guard Armory, 600 Wyoming Blvd. NE in Albuquerque and at various locations around the state.
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.
The DEA’s Take Back Day events provide an opportunity for people to get rid of unused or expired prescription drugs in their homes. Help to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths by keeping those drugs out of the wrong hands.
Statewide locations are listed below.
Participant Collection Sites
Army National Guard, 600 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87123
New Mexico Board of Pharmacy
Walgreens, 8400 Montgomery NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112
2011 12th St NW Albuquerque, NM 87104
4051 Southern Blvd SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Town of Bernalillo Police Dept. 739 S. Camino Del Pueblo
Edgewood Police Dept./Smith’s 28 NM 344, Edgewood, NM
Farmington Police Dept. Region II
Walgreens 4221 East Main Street, Farmington, NM
Walgreens 701 East 20th Street, Farmington, NM
Gallup Police Dept. 451 Boardman Drive, Gallup, NM 87301
The Mall 1300 West I-40 Frontage Road, Gallup, NM 87301
McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Thoreau Substation 109 Highway 371, Thoreau, NM 87323
Socorro County Sheriff’s Office, Walmart 700 North 6th St., Socorro, NM
Taos Pueblo Dept. of Public Safety, 205 Rio Lucero Rd., Taos Pueblo, Taos, NM 87571
Zuni Police Dept., Zuni Tribal Building 1203 NM-53, Zuni, NM 87327
Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office 1500 Idalia Rd., Bernalillo, NM 87004,
La Puerta Real Estate Services 1 Ridge Court, Placitas, NM 87043
San Isidro Marshal’s Office 378 Highway 4, San Isidro, NM 87053
Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office, Walmart Supercenter 1610 North Riverside Dr., Espanola, 87532
Original source can be found here.
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