Why is Rx Disposal Important?

Nearly half of young people who inject heroin start by abusing Rx drugs.
-Source:The Medicine Abuse Project, Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 2016
When considering how to prevent heroin addiction in our community, you may not think to start at your medicine cabinet. However, there is an increasing trend nationally in prescription drug abuse leading to heroin use.

Unmonitored prescriptions are easy to access and hard to notice. They are also in most households.

Most teens who abuse prescription drugs get them from friends and relatives, often without the person knowing.

Our Community Partners

Thank you to our partners in safely disposing unwanted prescriptions!
  • Long Beach PD
  • Ocean Beach Hospital
  • Pacific County Health & Human Services
  • Pacific County Sheriff's Office
  • Peninsula Pharmacies

How to Dispose Your Meds

Rx Take Back Events

Twice a year in the fall and spring, WellSpring partners with local organizations to do a prescription drug take back day.

Check our Upcoming Events Calendar for more details.

Permanent Drop Box

There are two permanent drop boxes in Pacific County where you can bring your prescriptions all year round:

What Can I Dispose at Your Events?
Types of prescriptions accepted include:
  • Prescriptions in pill form
  • Pet prescriptions
  • Medicated lotions
  • Medicated ointments
We do not accept liquids or needles.

Safeguard Your Home

Monitor. Secure. Dispose.
Make sure the teens in your life don't have access to your meds.

Click below to get the three step guide to Safeguarding Your Home (The Medicine Abuse Project, Partnership for Drug-Free Kids).