The Etowah County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Unit on Oct. 26 will be collecting old prescription drugs as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, according to a news release from Sheriff Todd Entrekin.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Walmart in East Gadsden and the Etowah County Courthouse.
Entrekin said it is one way Etowah County residents can help keep illegal prescription narcotic use down, and encouraged people to clean out their medicine cabinets and get rid of unused medication.
A law enforcement officer will remain with the drug disposal box at all times, and the drugs that are turned in will be treated as evidence and properly disposed of.
The Take Back initiative is designed so law enforcement officers will not handle the medications at any time, and there is no cost to turn drugs in.
Anyone wishing to dispose of drugs can bring the original containers, but should remove any identifying information.