{"id":605630,"date":"2026-04-25T13:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/605630\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:19:09","slug":"national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-is-april-25-where-you-can-drop-off-your-unused-medication-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/605630\/","title":{"rendered":"National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 25, where you can drop off your unused medication \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">MIAMI VALLEY \u2014 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 25th, 2026. National Take-Back Day is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">There are several locations around the Miami Valley where you can drop off your unused or expired prescription drugs:<\/p>\n<p>Clark:  3130 East Main Street (Springview Front Parking Lot) &#8211; 10 am to 2 pm10000 West National Road (Tecumseh High School Parking Lot) &#8211; 10 am &#8211; 2 pmGreene County:  1388 Research Park Drive (Beavercreek Police Department) &#8211; 10 am &#8211; 2 pm2295 Greene Way Boulevard (Greene County Sheriff\u2019s Office) &#8211; 10 am &#8211; 2 pmMontgomery County: 5945 North Dixie Drive (Harrison Twp. Sheriff Substation) &#8211; 10 am &#8211; 2 pm5370 Dayton Liberty Road (Mount Caramel Missionary Church) &#8211; 10 am- 2 pm301 Sycamore Street (City of Brookville Council Chambers) &#8211; 10 am &#8211; 2 pm2660 Lyons Road (Miami Twp. Police Department) &#8211; 10 am-2 pmFranklin: 1275 E. 2nd Street (Walmart) &#8211; 10 am- 2 pmMiami County: 2200 N. County Road 25A (Curbside &#8211; Miami County Sanitary Engineer\u2019s Office) &#8211; 10 am- 2 pmThis curbside drop-off gives the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. The pills are then turned into the DEA and destroyed in an environmentally safe manner.201 W. Water Street (Piqua Municipal Government Complex) &#8211; 10 am &#8211; 2 pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\">Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">TRENDING STORIES:<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Biohazard materials, illegal drugs, liquids, and needles will NOT be accepted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Acceptable items include: non-narcotics, narcotics, over-the-counter medication, herbals, and veterinary medications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Take Back Day collected 310 tons of pills at 4,590 collection sites nationwide during the April 2025 event. Most of those drugs came from family members and friends, right out of their home medicine cabinets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Experts say flushing drugs down the toilet or throwing them in the trash creates safety and health hazards. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\">WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI VALLEY \u2014 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 25th, 2026. 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