Bloomington and Normal police supply alternative opioid disposal

Posted on April 26, 2018
Use bins outside of both Bloomington and Normal police stations to dispose of expired pills. (Photo courtesy: takebackday.dea.gov)

 

By WMBD-TV

NORMAL – Bloomington and Normal police departments are combating the issue of opioid abuse by giving residents an alternative for disposing expired prescriptions.

News partner WMBD reported residents can discard their old pills in bins placed outside of both stations.

Normal Officer Greg Leipold said this initiative comes in time for Take Back Day which is this Saturday.

“Part of the reason we’re doing this is obviously the opioid problems,” said Leipold. “We want the police departments to be the ones recycling those opioids. That wasn’t initially why it was developed, but now it’s the perfect reason to do what we’re doing.”

The DEA’s website has a list of all the locations participating in Take Back Day.

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