Medication Take-Back Day
Multiple agencies taking back unwanted prescription drugs

Event

Graphic information card about the Medication Take-Back Day, listing the Rocklin locations for Oct 28 (10 am-2pm): Rocklin PD (4080 Rocklin Rd) and Rocklin Fire Station #3 (2001 Wildcat Blvd)

On Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Rocklin Police Department and multiple agencies across western Placer County will help the public prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted medications.  

The public is encouraged to bring unwanted medications and vaping devices to the sites listed below, including the Rocklin Police Department at 4080 Rocklin Road and Rocklin Fire Station #25 at 2001 Wildcat Boulevard.

This service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Please leave pills and liquids in their original containers and remove patient info.

The following items will be accepted:

  • Prescription drugs
  • Non-prescription (over the counter)
  • Veterinary medications
  • Vaping devices (batteries must be removed)

The following items are not accepted:

  • Needles
  • Sharps or lancets
  • Illegal drugs

Placer County Locations

Rocklin
Rocklin Police Department
4080 Rocklin Road

Rocklin Fire Station #25
2001 Wildcat Blvd.

Roseville
Roseville High School
1 Tiger Way

Sun City – Roseville
7050 Del Web Blvd. (by tennis courts)

Auburn
City Hall
1225 Lincoln Way

Justice Center, DeWitt
2929 Richardson Dr.

Loomis
Del Oro High School
3301 Taylor Rd.

Lincoln
Lincoln Police Dept.
770 7th St.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the Take-Back Day event, go to the regional website.