Jamestown  (CSi)  The Community Health Partnership thanks those who participated in the Prescription Drug Take Back awareness week.

Julie Hoeckle with Central Valley Health, the event collected 32 pounds of medications from the three locations during the four day event. She says in a release that this equates to around 25,000 pills that will be properly disposed, helping to protect the environment and keeping drugs off the street.

Unit Administrator Robin Iszler, says, “Reports from the collection sites indicate that people heard the message and brought back unused medications.  There was even a bottle returned dated 1979. We feel this was a very successful event.”

North Dakota is one of the few states that hosts a take back program, allowing residents to bring back unused medications to designated drop sites year-round.

Unused medications can always be dropped off at White Drug Pharmacy, Medicine Shoppe, and the Stutsman County Law Enforcement Center. For more information, contact Robin Iszler at 701-252-8130.