TAKE BACK

Moorhead Police Looks to Fight Opioid Crisis by Collecting Unused Medication

The department had a take-back bin outside two Hornbacher's locations

MOORHEAD, Minn. — People dropped off their unused prescription medications at various locations around Moorhead. Officers from the Moorhead Police Department set up bins outside Hornbacher’s locations in north and south Moorhead. This was one of two “take–back” events that the department puts on each year. One officer says there was a line of people waiting to drop off their medication…

Fargo Cass Public Health Hosts Third Drug “Take Back” of the Summer

The program started in 2009

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota is one of the only states in the country to have permanent take back drug locations. Every once in awhile though some places around the community will have a temporary location, including Fargo Cass Public Health. This is the third take back they’ve hosted this summer, already collecting 120 pounds of over the counter and prescription…

West Fargo Police Department Hosts Drug Take Back Day

Their first event collected more than 200 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs

WEST FARGO, ND — The West Fargo Police Department is helping get rid of expired, unwanted and unused medications. They took part in a drug take back event. They are in conjunction with Fargo Cass Public Health as part of a grant they received from the Department of Human Services. Their first event collected more than 200 pounds of unwanted…

Fargo Cass Public Health Hosts Take Back Tuesday

They want to remind everyone to properly dispose of their prescription medication to fight opioid addiction

FARGO, ND — The red bin is back at Fargo Cass Public Health for prescription drug Take Back Tuesday. They want to remind everyone to properly dispose of their prescription medication to fight opioid addiction. Last time they held the event, 133 people dropped off 210 pounds of medication. They say many patients with old or unused prescriptions have had…

Fargo Cass Public Health Hosts “Take Back Tuesday” Event

This event allows community members to dispose of unwanted or unused medications

FARGO, ND — Fargo Cass Public Health hosted its first Take Back Tuesday event to further combat the opioid epidemic in the metro. The take back allows community members to dispose of unused or unwanted medications. The hope is people in the area will use this rather than flush drugs down the toilet or throw them in the garbage. Doing so…

Blue Ribbon Commission Hosting Drug Take Back Day

  FARGO, ND — Area mayors will host a prescription drug take back to help set back opioid addiction. The Mayors’ Blue Ribbon Commission is set to host the take back on Tuesday from 1:00 to 6:30p.m. at Fargo Cass Public Health’s parking lot. This allows anyone with expired or unwanted prescription medication to dispose of it safely and help…