The Washington County Sheriff’s Department held their quarterly Drive-Thru Drug Drop this past Saturday and collected a total of 51 pounds of expired or unwanted prescription medications.
Sheriff Brent Miller said he and his deputies are happy to continue their program to give citizens a place where they can properly dispose of expired or unwanted prescription medications. Sheriff Miller said they partner with the City of Salem to incinerate the collected medications.
Sgt. Matt Hein helps run the program for the Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Hein said the Sheriff's Department has collected and incinerated a total of 1,199 pounds of prescription medications since the program began, in October of 2019.
Sgt. Matt Hein, Sgt. Tory Hildreth, Deputy Hailee Lopotosky, Trenton Miller and Sheriff Miller assisted in the Drive-Thru Drug Drop.
Photos by Washington County Sheriff's Department.