4-22-23 drug take back day

Almost every home has one — that cabinet or drawer filled with prescriptions and other medications. And if yours is like most, it probably contains a few things you didn’t know you had, or no longer need. And that can have serious consequences.   More than 2.9 million opioid prescriptions are written every year in Wisconsin.  And when  unused and expired medications start to pile up, it’s easy for them to fall into the wrong hands. Far too often, medications that get overlooked cause unintended harm or become a gateway to misuse.  Wisconsin has continually been a leader in collecting unused and expired medications during national drug take back days (April 22nd, 2023). In the past, upwards of 100,000 pounds of medications have been collected in a single year.   That’s the same weight as two full-sized snowplows you see clearing our Wisconsin roads every winter. But the most important part of the collection effort is a statistic impossible to measure — the lives potentially saved with every safe disposal.    Simply gather medications you no longer need, remove or cover up prescription or personal information and put them in a zip-loc bag. Then choose a safe disposal option that’s best for you. Many permanent drug drop boxes are available year-round across the state in convenient locations like pharmacies and police stations.
Local options are available to Fond du Lac County residents, such as:
 Brandon Police Department, Monday-Friday 8:30am-12pm then 1pm-4:30pm
 Campbellsport Police Department, Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm
 Fond du Lac Police Department, Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
 Hayat Pharmacy, Campbellsport, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
 North Fond du Lac Police Department, Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm
 Oakfield Police Department, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am-7pm, Tuesday & Friday, 9am-5pm
 Ripon Medical Center, Monday-Friday 5:30am-5:30pm
 Ripon Police Department, Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm
 Rosendale Police Department, Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
 St. Agnes Hospital, Monday-Friday 5am-8pm, Saturday-Sunday 6am-8pm
 Walgreens, 7 days a week/24 hours (Fond du Lac, N. Main St.)
 Waupun Memorial Hospital, Monday-Friday 6am-6pm, Saturday 7am-12pm
 Waupun Police Department, Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
 Walmart, Monday-Sunday 6am-11pm
If you’d like to learn more about safe medication disposal and all available options, visit doseofrealitywi.gov.