Drug Take Back Sites In Everett And Snohomish County

It’s National Drug Take Back Day. Shari Ireton from the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office provides some insight into what it means…

The goal of the Drug Take-Back Day is to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. In 2015, more than four tons of unwanted medications were collected as part of the Drug Take Back Program in Snohomish County alone.

The Drug Take-Back program is an important tool in the fight against drug abuse in Snohomish County, including the growing heroin epidemic.

“Many of today’s heroin addicts started with prescription drug abuse,” said Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force Commander Pat Slack. Slack said the abuse of prescription drugs like oxycodone is often a gateway for many of today’s heroin users because opioid prescription painkillers have the same effect on the brain and body as heroin. When the supply of prescription drugs runs out, users turn to the nearest (and often cheaper) alternative: heroin.

“We know we cannot fight the problem through arrest and incarceration alone,” said Slack. “We need Snohomish County communities to help us get opioid prescription drugs out of the hands of those who will abuse or misuse them.”

In Everett you can take unused prescription drugs to the Everett Police north precinct at 3002 Wetmore in downtown Everett. Here are other locations nearby the 98203 zip code as provided by DEA Diversion Control…

Take Back Day: Saturday, April 30, 2016 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

PARTICIPANTS NAME	COLLECTION SITE	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE, ZIP	~DISTANCE
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE	MUKILTEO POLICE DEPARTMENT	10500 47TH PLACE WEST	MUKILTEO	WA, 98275	4 miles.	Map
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE	HOME & ABOUT HOME CARE	15121 HWY 99	LYNNWOOD	WA, 98087	6 miles.	Map
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE	SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – SOUTH PRECINCT	15928 MILL CREEK BLVD	MILL CREEK	WA, 98012	8 miles.	Map
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE	TULALIP TRIBAL POLICE DEPARTMENT	6103 31ST AVENUE NESUITE A	TULALIP	WA, 98271	11 miles.	Map
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE	SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – NORTH PRECINCT	15100 40TH AVENUE NE	MARYSVILLE	WA, 98271	11 miles.	Map
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE	BRIER POLICE DEPARTMENT	2901 228TH STREET SW	BRIER	WA, 98036	11 miles.	Map
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE	LYNNWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL HOURS: 8AM TO NOON	19321 44TH AVENUE WEST	LYNNWOOD	WA, 98036	11 miles.	Map
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE	MARYSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT	1635 GROVE ST.	MARYSVILLE	WA, 98270	9 miles.	Map
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE	EDMONDS POLICE DEPARTMENT	250 5TH AVENUE NORTH	EDMONDS	WA, 98020	13 miles.	Map
LAKE STEVENS POLICE DEPARTMENT	BARTELL DRUGS SPECIAL HOURS: 9AM TO 1PM	621 SR 9 NE	LAKE STEVENS	WA, 98258	12 miles.	Map

You can also drop off unwanted prescriptions at most of the above locations as part of their regular drug take back programs during normal business hours Monday – Friday.