Piedmont Macon North to Host Drug Take Back Event October 24
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the rear parking lot near the emergency room entrance at 400 Charter Blvd. in Macon.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Piedmont Macon North Hospital is inviting Middle Georgia residents to safely dispose of unwanted, unused or expired medications during a Drug Take Back event Saturday, October 24.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the rear parking lot near the emergency room entrance at 400 Charter Blvd. in Macon.
The drive-up event allows participants to dispose of medications without leaving their vehicles.
Piedmont Macon North Hospital is partnering with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a safe and secure way to dispose of potentially harmful medications, including narcotics.
The event aims to prevent medication misuse while encouraging residents to properly dispose of medications they no longer need.
Participants are asked to remove all labels from medication bottles before dropping them off.
Syringes and liquid medications will not be accepted.
