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Find a Central Florida location for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

County-by-county list of drop-off locations for April 22 event

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ORLANDO, Fla. – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is back and giving residents a safe place to dispose of unwanted medications from their homes.

According to the DEA, the take-back program reflects its commitment to Americans’ safety and health in a fight against the drug overdose epidemic in the U.S.

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This year’s event is April 22 with several Central Florida locations available to dispose of those unused and unwanted prescription drugs.

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BREVARD COUNTY

  • Cocoa Police Department: 1226 W. King St.
  • Health First Palm Bay Hospital: 1425 Malabar Road.
  • Melbourne Police Department: 650 N Apollo Blvd., Melbourne

FLAGLER COUNTY

  • Publix: 800 Belle Terre Parkway., Palm Coast
  • Publix: Palm Coast Parkway Plaza, 4950 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast
  • Flagler Beach Police Department: 204 S Flagler Ave.
  • Flagler County Sheriff’s Office District 2: 14 Palm Harbor Village Way West, Palm Coast

ORANGE COUNTY

  • Belle Isle Police Department: 1521 Nela Ave., Belle Isle
  • HCA Florida Baldwin Park ER: 2361 N. Semoran Blvd., Orlando
  • Maitland Police Department: 1837 Fennell St.
  • Winter Park Police Department: 500 N. Virginia Ave.
  • Ocoee Police Department: 646 Ocoee Commerce Parkway.
  • Orange County Sheriff’s Office Sector I substation: 1111 Rock Springs Road, Apopka
  • Orange County Sheriff’s Office Sector II substation: 11000 Lake Underhill Road, Orlando
  • Orange County Sheriff’s Office Sector III substation: 475 Story Road, Ocoee
  • Orange County Sheriff’s Office Central Operations: 2500 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando
  • CVS Pharmacy: 3502 Edgewater Drive, Orlando
  • UCF Lake Nona Medical Center: 6700 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando
  • Winter Garden Police Department: 251 W. Plant St.

OSCEOLA COUNTY

  • Sam’s Club: 4763 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway., Kissimmee
  • HCA Florida Osceola Hospital: 700 W. Oak St., Kissimmee
  • Walgreens Pharmacy: 1880 W Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee

POLK COUNTY

  • Davenport Police Department: 16 W Bay St., Davenport
  • Haines City Police Department: 35400 U.S. Highway 27
  • Lake Hamilton Police Department: 100 Smith Ave.

SEMINOLE COUNTY

  • Winter Springs Police Department: 300 N. Moss Rd.
  • Oviedo Police Department: 300 Alexandria Blvd.
  • Oviedo Medical Center: 8300 Red Bug Lake Rd.
  • Lake Mary Police Department: 165 E. Crystal Lake Ave.
  • Sanford Police Department: 815 Historic Goldsboro Blvd.

VOLUSIA COUNTY

  • New Smyrna Beach Police Department: 246 Industrial Park Ave.
  • DeLand Police Department: 219 W. Howry Ave.
  • Orange City Police Department: 207 N. Holly Ave.,
  • Volusia County Sheriff’s Office District 2: 1706 S. Woodland Blvd. DeLand
  • Volusia County Sheriff’s Office District 3: 1435 US-1, Suite D-3, Ormond Beach
  • Volusia County Sheriff’s Office District 4: 1691 Providence Blvd., Deltona
  • Volusia County Sheriff’s Office District 6: 79 S. Charles Richard Beall Blvd., DeBary
  • Ponce Inlet Police Department: 4301 S Peninsula Drive

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an estimated 5% of 12th graders reported misusing any prescription drug in the past 12 months. In those age 12 and older, 3.1%, –about 8.7 million people – reposted misusing prescription pain relievers in the last year.

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