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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

April 23, 2014 - Opioid Safety - Safety

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.  Use this tool to locate a site near you!

The New Mexico Department of Health urges residents to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Collection sites in southwest New Mexico as well as statewide will be set up as and staffed by state and local police and county sheriff’s departments. The service is free and anonymous.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported 486 New Mexicans died of drug overdose in 2012. That was a seven percent decrease from 2011.

“Safely disposing of old or unused prescription drugs in our own homes is one small step we can all take to limit the availability of drugs in our communities,” said Southwest Region Public Health Director Ray Stewart. “I encourage everyone to take a few minutes to clean out their own medicine cabinets.”

National Drug Take Back Day is sponsored by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and has been successful over the last seven years of removing over 3.4 million pounds (1,733 tons) of medication from circulation.

Drop off locations in the southwest part of the state include:


County City Location Address
Doña Ana Las Cruces K-Mart 1900 Bataan Memorial East
Doña Ana Las Cruces Wal-Mart 1550 S. Valley Dr.
Doña Ana Las Cruces Elks Lodge 3000 Elks Dr.
Doña Ana Las Cruces Branigan Library 200 E. Picacho Ave.
Doña Ana Las Cruces Club Fitness 3850 E. Lohman
Doña Ana Las Cruces DEA Office 2290 E. Griggs Ave
Doña Ana Las Cruces Wal-Mart 571 Walton Blvd.
Doña Ana Las Cruces Wal-Mart 3331 Rinconada Blvd.
Doña Ana Las Cruces Sam’s Club 2711 N. Telshor Blvd.
Doña Ana White Sands Missile Range WSMR Gym 236 Picatinny, Bldg 236
Grant Silver City Walgreens 100 Rosedale Rd.
Luna Deming Deming Police Dept. 700 E. Pine St.
Otero Alamogordo State Police Office 411 10th St. Ste 101
Otero Alamogordo Lowes Grocery 675 E. 10th St.
Otero Alamogordo Alameda Park 1321 N. White Sands Blvd.
Otero Holloman AFB HAFB Commissary 551 4th St. Bldg. 227
Sierra Truth or Consequences T or C Police Dept. 507 McAdoo
Socorro Socorro State Police Office I-25, Exit 152

To locate more designated drop-off sites across the rest of New Mexico, please visit the official National Take Back Initiative Site Search website.


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