LIST: Drug Take Back events in the Tri-Cities

Emily Hibbitts
·2 min read

TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Several police agencies across the Tri-Cities will host Drug Take Back events on Saturday, April 27.

April 27 marks the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The day provides individuals with a safe and anonymous way to turn in unwanted, unused and expired medications.

Participants are asked to bring tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of prescription drugs for disposal at the following events throughout the region.

Each event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Johnson City

  • Johnson City Police Department

  • Municipal and Safety Building Parking Lot (601 East Main Street)

Kingsport

  • Kingsport Police Department

  • Dobyns-Bennett High School (1 Tribe Way)

  • Food City (300 Clinchfield Street)

  • Food City (1205 North Eastman Road)

  • Food City (1911 Moreland Drive)

Bristol, Tennessee

  • Bristol, Tennessee Police Department

  • Bristol Tennessee Municipal/Courthouse Parking Lot (801 Anderson Street)

Elizabethton

  • Elizabethton Police Department

  • 511 East F Street

Tusculum

  • Tusculum Police Department

  • Tusculum City Hall (145 Alexander Street)

Weber City

  • Weber City Police Department

  • Food City (3004 US-23)

Big Stone Gap

  • Big Stone Gap Police Department

  • Food City (603 Wood Ave East)

Chilhowie

  • Chilhowie Police Department

  • Food City (145 West Lee Hwy)

Damascus

  • Damascus Police Department

  • Food City (104 South Beaver Dam Ave)

Sullivan County

  • Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office

  • 140 Blountville Bypass, Blountville

Carter County

  • Carter County Sheriff’s Office

  • 900 East Elk Ave, Elizabethton

Greene County

  • Greene County Sheriff’s Office

  • South Greene High School (7469 Asheville Hwy, Greeneville)

  • Walmart (3755 East Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville)

Johnson County

  • Johnson County Sheriff’s Office

  • Butler Volunteer Fire Department (291 Piercetown Road, Butler)

  • Mountain City Hall (210 South Church Street, Mountain City)

  • Evergreen Free Will Baptist Church ( 910 Hoback Street, Erwin)

  • Shady Valley Volunteer Fire Department (10114 US-421, Shady Valley)

Washington County, Tennessee

  • Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office

  • Boones Creek Christian Church (2684 Boones Creek Road, Johnson City)

Washington County, Virginia

  • Washington County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office

  • Food City (151 Cook Street, Abingdon)

  • Sam’s Club (21483 Market Center, Bristol)

  • Glade Pharmacy (33472 Lee Highway, Glade Spring)

Scott County

  • Scott County Sheriff’s Office

  • Near the main entrance of the sheriff’s office (267 Willow St # 201, Gate City)

Russell County

  • Russell County Sheriff’s Office

  • Food City (159 Pittston Road, Lebanon)

Smyth County

  • Smyth County Sheriff’s Office

  • Food City (910 North Main St, Marion)

Lee County

  • Lee County Sheriff’s Office

  • Walmart (205 River Bend Dr, Pennington Gap)

If you’re unable to attend an event on National Drug Take Back Day, several local police departments and health offices provide drop-off boxes that are open daily or 24 hours.

For a complete list, click here.

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