The Tappahannock Police Department and the Essex Sheriff's Office will again participate in the National Drug Take Back Initiative on October 26, 2013 from 10am to 2pm at the Tappahannock WAL-MART. The program is aimed at removing outdated and/or unwanted prescriptions from the community. In April 2013 the DEA collected and destroyed 371 tons nationally with 40 pounds being collected in Tappahannock alone.
Officers from Tappahannock and Essex will be on hand to collect drugs to be destroyed. No injected medications, syringes, or illicit drugs will be accepted.
For more information contact Captain J.H. Siddons of the Tappahannock Police Department or visit http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html.
