{"id":22478,"date":"2025-04-21T13:57:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=22478"},"modified":"2025-04-21T16:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T20:46:35","slug":"orange-county-encourages-residents-to-participate-in-dea-national-drug-takeback-day","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2025\/04\/orange-county-encourages-residents-to-participate-in-dea-national-drug-takeback-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Encourages Residents to Participate in DEA National Drug Takeback Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20539 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCFL-Flat-Logo-Newsroom-241x241.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>National Prescription Take Back Day is set for April 26, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Orange County, FL<\/strong> \u2013 The Office for a Drug-Free Community encourages Orange County residents to participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dea.gov\/takebackday\">National Prescription Take Back Day<\/a>, on Saturday, April 26, 2025, beginning at 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. An initiative of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), this event provides a safe and responsible way for residents to get rid of unused or expired prescription drugs and mitigate the potential risk of medication abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative will accept drugs in tablet or liquid form. Needles will not be accepted. Locations within Orange County include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Belle Isle Police Department \u2013 1521 Nela Ave., Belle Isle, FL 32809<\/li>\n<li>Edgewood Police Department \u2013 5565 S. Orange Ave., Edgewood, FL 32809<\/li>\n<li>Maitland Police Department \u2013 1837 Fennell St., Maitland, FL 32751<\/li>\n<li>Maitland Police Department, downtown \u2013 110 N. Maitland Blvd., Maitland, FL 32751<\/li>\n<li>Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office \u2013 11000 Lake Underhill Road, Orlando, FL 32825<\/li>\n<li>Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office \u2013 475 Story Road, Ocoee, FL 34761<\/li>\n<li>Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office \u2013 2500 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32804<\/li>\n<li>Orlando Police Department \u2013 CVS Pharmacy, 4315 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32806<\/li>\n<li>Orlando Police Department \u2013 CVS Pharmacy, 3502 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, FL 32804<\/li>\n<li>Orlando Police Department \u2013 Sam\u2019s Club, 11920 Narcoossee Road, Orlando, FL 32832<\/li>\n<li>Orlando Police Department \u2013 UCF Lake Nona Medical Center, 6700 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando, FL 32827<\/li>\n<li>Orlando Police Department \u2013 Walgreens, 920 S. Kirkman Road, Orlando, FL 32811<\/li>\n<li>Ocoee Police Department \u2013 646 Ocoee Commerce Pkwy., Ocoee, FL 327<\/li>\n<li>UCF Police Department \u2013 UCF Student Union, 12715 Pegasus Dr., Orlando, FL 32816* <em>(Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Windermere Police Department \u2013 614 Main St., Windermere, FL 34786<\/li>\n<li>Winter Park Police Department \u2013 500 N. Virginia Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on National Prescription Take Back Day, including a list of year-round drop-off sites, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dea.gov\/takebackday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">takebackday.dea.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graphics available for use: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ocfl.app.box.com\/s\/77pj0wwm2hbh2wts6inikxmmbsz0su9h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ocfl.box.com\/s\/77pj0wwm2hbh2wts6inikxmmbsz0su9h<\/a><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Prescription Take Back Day is set for April 26, 2025 Orange County, FL \u2013 The Office for a Drug-Free Community encourages Orange County residents to participate in National Prescription Take Back Day, on Saturday, April 26, 2025, beginning at 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. An initiative of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-22478","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Participate in DEA National Drug Takeback Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"National Prescription Take Back Day is set for April 26, 2025, beginning at 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The initiative will accept drugs in tablet or liquid form. 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