Sevierville participates in DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 27

Posted 04-17-24.

On Saturday, April 27 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., the Sevierville Police Department will hold a Drug Take Back event as part of the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. SPD officers will be at the following locations:

• Walmart Neighborhood Market, 1185 Dolly Parton Parkway
• Kroger, 702 Winfield Dunn Parkway (Highway 66).

In addition to dropping-off drugs at this event, citizens may drop-off drugs at the SPD Drug Take Back receptacle any time or day of the week. The service is free and anonymous.

Unneeded prescription medication–those that are old, unwanted, or no longer needed – are a public safety issue, too often becoming a gateway to addiction. The majority of opioid addictions start with prescription pills found in medicine cabinets at home.

PLEASE NOTE-NO SYRINGES ACCEPTED!

Pharmaceutical drugs can be just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription or a doctor’s supervision. A majority of people who misuse a prescription medication obtain the medicine from a family member or friend.