Ventura County Sheriff's Department

In an effort to deter the abuse and improper destruction of prescription drugs, stations within the Ventura County Sheriff’s jurisdiction in collaboration with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be collecting unused, expired, and unwanted medications at the following locations:

Ojai Police Station: 402 S. Ventura Street, Ojai, CA
Oakview Storefront: 555 Mahoney Avenue, Oakview, CA
Fillmore Police Station: 524 Sespe Avenue, Fillmore, CA
Headquarters Station: 2820 Jourdan Street, El Rio (Albert Soliz Library)
Camarillo Police Department: 3701 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA
Moorpark Police Department: 610 Spring Road, Moorpark, CA
Thousand Oaks Police Department: 2101 E. Olson Road, Thousand Oaks, CA

Members of these communities are welcome to drop off the medications at any of the listed locations on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm as part of the DEA’s “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.”

Authorities will be collecting prescription and over the counter medications. However, no injectables, syringes, or illegal drugs will be accepted as part of the program.

According to the DEA, more individual’s abuse prescription drugs than cocaine, heroin, and hallucinogens combined nationwide. These abusers often obtain their pills from home medicine cabinets, family members, or friends.

Since last year, the Sheriff’s Office has collected over 2700 pounds of unused medication. Programs such as this keep these pills out of the hands of those not prescribed the medication as well as protecting the environment by not introducing them into our landfills or water systems.

Location: Various Sheriff’s Patrol Jurisdictions
Date & Time/ April 30, 2011 1000 1400 Hours
Unit Responsible: Sheriff’s Administration
Officer Preparing Release: Captain Mike Aranda
Follow-up Contact: Captain Mike Aranda
Approved By: Captain Bruce Macedo