OPP wants your drugs

(KENORA, ON) – Prescription medications can be misused in ways not intended by the physician who prescribes them.

In an effort to help keep drugs out of the wrong hands, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be supporting the Prescription Drug Drop Off Day by participating in the collection of unused or expired prescription medications.

Police and health agencies in communities across the province will work together on Saturday May 21, 2016 to encourage residents to dispose of unused and expired prescription medication in a secure and environmentally-friendly manner. 

The Kenora OPP will be at the OPP Detachment on Highway 17 East (near Canadian Tire/Walmart) on Saturday May 21 2016, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. 

We see results when police work together with communities, health agencies and the citizens of this province, working together mobilizing for community safety and well-being. Police would like to remind the public that all pharmacies in Ontario will accept your unused prescriptions anytime.   

The public is encouraged to contact the Kenora OPP at 807-548-5534 for any questions about this important community safety initiative.