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Did you know that one in four teens has misused or abused prescription medications? Most often they get them from a family medicine cabinet.

The U.P. Coalition Network is reminding communities across the U.P. that keeping expired or leftover prescriptions in the home can lead to accidents, overdoses, or abuse. But you can now safely dispose of unwanted prescription pills at locations in 14 Upper Peninsula counties, including state police posts, city and tribal police departments and retail pharmacies.

These local drug drop box locations can help stem the growing epidemic of opioid addiction. Proper disposal of unneeded prescriptions and over-the-counter medications helps prevent substance abuse. Safe disposal—rather than flushing pills down toilets or burying them in landfills—also reduces groundwater contamination.

Law enforcement officers remind you to always transport medications in their original containers. At some locations, you may need to transfer the pills into a plastic bag before putting them in the drop box.

Download the list of U.P. drug take back sites at UPprevention.org/dispose.

EUP drug take back sites
Alger County
Alger County Sheriff Department (387-4444)
Putvin Drugs (387-2248)
Chippewa County
Bay Mills Health Center (248-5527)
Chippewa County Sheriff's Department (635-6355)
Michigan State Police Sault Ste. Marie Post (632-2217)
Sault Ste. Marie Police Department (632-5742)
Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Law Enforcement (635-6065)
Delta County
Escanaba Public Safety (786-5911)
MI State Police Gladstone Post (482-4412)
Walgreens (789-0382)
Luce County
Courthouse at Luce County Sheriff's Dept.
(293-8431)
Mackinac County
Mackinac County Sheriff's Dept. (643-1911)
Mackinac Island Police (847-3345)
MI State Police St. Ignace Post (643-7582)
Marquette County
Chocolay Township Police (249-4040)
Forsyth Township Police (346-9224)
Ishpeming Police Department (486-4416)
Marquette City Police Department (228-0400)
Negaunee Police Department (475-4154)
Schoolcraft County
Putvin Health Mart Pharmacy (341-5494)
Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Dept. (341-2122)