Six locations in Kenosha County will host National Drug Take Back Day events on Saturday,
Oct. 25, County Executive Samantha Kerkman announced today.
The events will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at these sites:
• BMO Bank, 4235 52nd St., Kenosha
• Pleasant Prairie Police Station, 10111 39th Ave., Pleasant Prairie
• Somers Fire & Rescue, 7511 12th St., Somers
• The Kenosha County Center at Highways 45 and 50 in Bristol (look for the sign on
Highway 50 on the southeast side of the building)
• Twin Lakes Police Department, 920 Lance Dr., Twin Lakes
• University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Tallent Hall, 900 Wood Road, Somers
Residents may dispose of unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications safely and at
no cost at any of these sites. Narcan training and information about Kenosha County Behavioral
Health Services will be available at all sites except the Twin Lakes and University of Wisconsin
Parkside sites.
“This is a great opportunity for Kenosha County residents to clear their medication cabinets of
expired or unused medications, to learn about lifesaving Narcan, and to pick up a directory that
includes behavioral health resources and services that are available for our residents,” Kerkman
said. “Please take the time to stop at one of the six free and convenient sites on Saturday.”
Narcan is a medication that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. The brief five-minute training
teaches people to recognize symptoms of an opioid overdose and how to administer the opioid
overdose reversal drug. More information about the Narcan distribution program in Kenosha
County is available at https://NarcanTrainedKenosha.com.
Items acceptable for collection at the local Drug Take Back Day events include prescription
(controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, inhalers,
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www.kenoshacountywi.govnon-aerosol spray dispensers, creams, vials, and pet medications. Vape pens or other e-cigarette
devices with batteries removed will also be accepted.
Unacceptable items include illegal drugs, needles/sharps, acids, aerosol cans, biohazardous
materials (anything containing a bodily fluid or blood), personal care products, (shampoo, soaps,
lotions, sunscreens), household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, oil, gas), and mercury
thermometers.
The Drug Take Back Day events are being held in partnership between BMO Bank, the Kenosha
County Sheriff’s Office; the Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie, Twin Lakes and UW-Parkside police
departments; Somers Fire & Rescue; and the Kenosha County Division of Behavioral Health
Services.