On April 30, 2022, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office participated in the annual “Drug Take Back” event. This event is held on a yearly basis to take back unused prescription drugs that community members may have in their homes.
This prevents medications from being accidentally ingested, stolen, misused, or abused. It also provides a safe alternative for destroying the medication and protecting our water supply.
This year’s event took place at Marshfield Clinic. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office took back roughly 80 pounds of unused prescription medications at this event. Also, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office has a permanent drug take back site located in the Sheriff’s Office lobby. This drop off site is open during normal business hours. Over the past year the permanent site collected over 2,200 pounds of unused
prescription medication.
