National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Saturday, October 22nd, 10 AM to 2 PM

If you have any prescription medications that have expired in your cabinets, please take advantage of this weekend event to safely dispose of them. It is not recommended to flush or throw away any prescription drugs down the drain or trash.

Saturday, October 22nd is this fall’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event starts at 10:00 A.M. and ends at 2:00 P.M.
Locations in the Municipality of Anchorage and the central Mat-Su Valley include the following Fred Meyer stores:

Anchorage (two locations): 2300 Abbott Road and 7701 DeBarr Road.

Eagle River: 13401 Old Glenn Highway.

Palmer: 650 South Cobb Street.

Wasilla: 1501 East Parks Highway.

For further information on this event, prescription medication disposal information and to check if more locations are added, visit the DEA Office of Diversion Control’s website at: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html

Thank you,

Annette Johansen, M.Ed., BSN, RN, NCSN
Steller Secondary School Nurse