County-by-county list of drop-off locations for April 22 event

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ORLANDO, Fla. – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is back and giving residents a safe place to dispose of unwanted medications from their homes.

According to the DEA, the take-back program reflects its commitment to Americans’ safety and health in a fight against the drug overdose epidemic in the U.S.

This year’s event is April 22 with several Central Florida locations available to dispose of those unused and unwanted prescription drugs.

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BREVARD COUNTY

Cocoa Police Department: 1226 W. King St.

Health First Palm Bay Hospital: 1425 Malabar Road.

Melbourne Police Department: 650 N Apollo Blvd., Melbourne

FLAGLER COUNTY

Publix: 800 Belle Terre Parkway., Palm Coast

Publix: Palm Coast Parkway Plaza, 4950 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast

Flagler Beach Police Department: 204 S Flagler Ave.

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office District 2: 14 Palm Harbor Village Way West, Palm Coast

ORANGE COUNTY

Belle Isle Police Department: 1521 Nela Ave., Belle Isle

HCA Florida Baldwin Park ER: 2361 N. Semoran Blvd., Orlando

Maitland Police Department: 1837 Fennell St.

Winter Park Police Department: 500 N. Virginia Ave.

Ocoee Police Department: 646 Ocoee Commerce Parkway.

Orange County Sheriff’s Office Sector I substation: 1111 Rock Springs Road, Apopka

Orange County Sheriff’s Office Sector II substation: 11000 Lake Underhill Road, Orlando

Orange County Sheriff’s Office Sector III substation: 475 Story Road, Ocoee

Orange County Sheriff’s Office Central Operations: 2500 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando

CVS Pharmacy: 3502 Edgewater Drive, Orlando

UCF Lake Nona Medical Center: 6700 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando

Winter Garden Police Department: 251 W. Plant St.

OSCEOLA COUNTY

Sam’s Club: 4763 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway., Kissimmee

HCA Florida Osceola Hospital: 700 W. Oak St., Kissimmee

Walgreens Pharmacy: 1880 W Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee

POLK COUNTY

Davenport Police Department: 16 W Bay St., Davenport

Haines City Police Department: 35400 U.S. Highway 27

Lake Hamilton Police Department: 100 Smith Ave.

SEMINOLE COUNTY

Winter Springs Police Department: 300 N. Moss Rd.

Oviedo Police Department: 300 Alexandria Blvd.

Oviedo Medical Center: 8300 Red Bug Lake Rd.

Lake Mary Police Department: 165 E. Crystal Lake Ave.

Sanford Police Department: 815 Historic Goldsboro Blvd.

VOLUSIA COUNTY

New Smyrna Beach Police Department: 246 Industrial Park Ave.

DeLand Police Department: 219 W. Howry Ave.

Orange City Police Department: 207 N. Holly Ave.,

Volusia County Sheriff’s Office District 2: 1706 S. Woodland Blvd. DeLand

Volusia County Sheriff’s Office District 3: 1435 US-1, Suite D-3, Ormond Beach

Volusia County Sheriff’s Office District 4: 1691 Providence Blvd., Deltona

Volusia County Sheriff’s Office District 6: 79 S. Charles Richard Beall Blvd., DeBary

Ponce Inlet Police Department: 4301 S Peninsula Drive

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an estimated 5% of 12th graders reported misusing any prescription drug in the past 12 months. In those age 12 and older, 3.1%, –about 8.7 million people – reposted misusing prescription pain relievers in the last year.

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Jacob joined ClickOrlando.com in 2022. He spent 19 years at the Orlando Sentinel, mostly as a photojournalist and video journalist, before joining Spectrum News 13 as a web editor and digital journalist in 2021.