Linton, IN — Greene County General Hospital (GCGH) is helping in the fight against the drug overdose epidemic by once again hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. It will be held Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the hospital’s main entrance located at 1185 County Rd 1000 W, Linton, IN 47441.

This event is part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) national program to provide a safe place to discard unneeded and unused medications and an effort to prevent misuse of prescription pills.

The public is encouraged to gather any expired or unwanted medications. They do not have to be removed from the bottle or blister packs. Before disposing of prescription medications, be sure to remove all personal information on pill bottles and medicine packaging. Hospital professionals will secure prescription packages that will be taken to an incinerator site for proper disposal. We will not accept liquids, syringes or other sharps.

The DEA reports at its last National Take Back Day in October of 2022, nearly 325 tons of unwanted medications were collected at approximately 5-thousand locations across the country, with 73 of those locations being here in Indiana.

If you’re unable to attend the upcoming Take Back Day, visit DEAtakeback.com for information on collection sites offered year-round.