Drug Take Back Day is Saturday

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Vincennes Residents will have the opportunity to get rid of their unused or expired prescription drugs this weekend.

The Vincennes Police Department along with the Drug Enforcement Agency will have a disposal site set-up at Vincennes Police Headquarters this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Police Chief Dusty Luking says the initiative addresses a vital public safety and health issue. He says medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to misuse and abuse.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdoses now surpass car accidents as the leading cause of injury-related death nationwide and in Indiana.

More than half of the overdose deaths in Indiana are caused by prescription drugs or heroin.

Luking says the service is free and anonymous, no questions will be asked.