Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie is supporting a local Drug Take Back Day to provide residents with an opportunity to safely dispose of prescription drugs. The upcoming event will be held on Saturday April 26th, in line with National Prescription Take Back Day, a movement backed by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to help prevent medication misuse and opioid addiction. Residents are encouraged to stop by the Drug Take Back Day:
Saturday, April 26th
10:00am to 2:00pm
Hosted by the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Department
Located at the Pearl City Fire Department, 300 Station St, Pearl City
“This is a great opportunity for residents to safely dispose of any unused or expired medications in their homes,” said Leader McCombie. “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a useful reminder of how medications and opioids can fall into the wrong hands or be misused. We all need to do our part to keep our community and everyone in it safe.”
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is an ongoing effort to address the rising opioid epidemic. Leader McCombie has been vocal about legislative efforts to combat the epidemic and has spearheaded efforts to specifically target fentanyl. While fentanyl has been a rising source of overdoses across the state and nation, she has had legislation signed into law to provide safeguards in life-saving fentanyl test strips, which can be now sold over the counter.
The upcoming drug take back day is a drive-thru opportunity—residents will not have to leave their vehicles to drop off their materials. With questions about the upcoming event, contact McCombie’s district office at 815-291-8989.