Four new medicine collection boxes are now available at St. Louis County police stations courtesy of Missouri P2D2, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to safe, convenient prescription pill (P2) and drug disposal (D2). The program is the largest local prescription drug take-back program in the U.S.
The organization is a partnership among St. Louis County Police, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Missouri American Water and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and many other community organizations.
Missouri P2D2 medicine collection boxes provide a convenient, safe place for county residents to safely dispose of the medicines they don't need. Prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines may be deposited in the boxes. The program is free, anonymous and available year-round 24/7. The collection boxes are located at:
- St. Louis County Police Dept., North County Precinct, 11815 Benham Road, St. Louis, MO 63138
- St. Louis County Police Dept., Affton Southwest Precinct, 9928 Gravois Road, St. Louis, MO 63123
- St. Louis County Police Dept., South County Precinct, 3031 Telegraph Road, St. Louis, MO 63125
- St. Louis County Police Dept., West County Precinct, 232 Vance Road, St. Louis, MO 63088
"Convenient and safe disposal of unneeded medicines keeps drugs off the street and out of our rivers," said Cindy Hebenstreit, St. Louis County Director of Field Operations for Missouri American Water. "The new program gives families a safe way to get unused drugs out of household medicine cabinets – reducing the risks of teenagers experimenting with drugs and young children accidentally poisoned."
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Contacts:
Missouri P2D2
Ann Dettmer, 314-996-2356
Ann.Dettmer@amwater.com