In case you missed it: How you can still take back your unwanted medications

National Drug Take Back Day was April 27, but there is still a way for Indiana residents to dispose of their unwanted prescription medications. Open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., every Meijer location contains a kiosk near the pharmacy for customers to drop off their medication year-round for those who missed out on the April 27 opportunity. “For the local communities it’s a very useful tool. It’s great to see thousands of folks cleaning out their medicine cabinets and donating unwanted and unused prescription drugs,” said Meagan Bonkowski, a Meijer clinical pharmacy specialist for the mid-Michigan region stores. Committing to the program in 2019, Meijer has collected more than 165 tons of unneeded medications through their participation in the initiative, according to a press release. Just in 2023, Meijer customers returned 90,000 lbs. of unwanted medication. The medications will be accepted, no questions asked. Items that are not permitted are needles and other sharps, inhalers, mercury thermometers, medications that contain iodine, or illicit drugs. Locations will accept prescription-controlled substances. According to a 2018 national survey on drug use and health, nearly 10 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs, a problem, that, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), National Prescription Drug...