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Because this Saturday, April 27, is National Drug Take-Back Day, Chapman House is releasing a list of the collection sites that will be set up throughout Orange County from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Every year, drug abuse kills nearly 700 county residents and sends another 5400 to the hospital.
National Drug Take-Back Day is a chance for every citizen to do their part in helping remove dangerous drugs of abuse from homes and communities around the country.
Since the twice-a-year program’s inception in 2010, take-back sites in California have collected almost one million pounds of unused or expired medications. The most-recent Take-Back Day, held in October 2018, took in over 69,000 pounds in California and 900,000 pounds altogether.
Just as it is throughout the rest of the many states, prescription drug abuse presents a significant threat to public safety and health in Orange County. Medication misuse and drug addiction result in:
Although the ongoing and worsening opioid epidemic dominates the headlines, there are several different classes of prescription medications that have the potential to be dangerous or even deadly. The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Division breaks down drug deaths by substance. Here is a three-year average:
54 million Americans over the age of 12 have used a medication for non-medical reasons. Prescription drug abuse does not respect boundaries of gender, age, income, or education. This means that it is extremely possible that you know someone who abuses or is addicted to a prescription drug – your spouse or partner, your child, a parent, or a friend.
It may even be YOU.
If prescription drug abuse has just your life. Chapman House – the top drug treatment program in Orange County – is your most-trusted local resource. Since 1978, to the professionals at Chapman House have helped families and individuals in crisis because of addictive and mental health disorders.
Using a unique evidence-based approach that focuses on your total wellness as an individual, Chapman House can help you safely and successfully regain your sobriety and the rest of your life.
To get the immediate help you need, contact Chapman House TODAY.
New locations are added every day. To search for more authorized sites, click here to go to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s official national Drug Take-Back day website.
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center
Kraemer Medical Office Building 1
3460 East La Palma Avenue
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Anaheim Indepencia Community Center
10841 Garza Avenue
562-533-0473
Deputy Pete Chavez
Brea Police Department
1 Civic Center Circle
Front Driveway
Buena Park Police Department
6640 Beach Boulevard
Lobby
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Buena Park Senior Center
8150 Knott Avenue
714-236-3872
Mark Sauceda
Oasis Senior Center
801 Narcissus Avenue
Overflow Lot at 5th Avenue and Marguerite Avenue
Costa Mesa Police Department
99 Fair Drive
Front Parking Lot
Cypress Police Department
5275 Orange Avenue
Front Parking Lot
Fullerton Police Department
237 West Commonwealth Avenue
Drive-Through on Highland Avenue
Garden Grove Police Department
11301 Acacia Parkway
Lobby
Huntington Beach Police Department
2000 Main Street
Front Lobby
Irvine Valley College Police
5500 Irvine Center Drive
Parking Lot 5
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Kaiser Permanente
6650 Alton Parkway
Front Parking Lot
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Hoag Health Center
16405 Sand Canyon
Parking Lot
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Irvine Police Department
1 Civic Center Plaza
Front Parking Lot
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U.C. Irvine Police Department
410 East Peltason
Parking Lot
La Habra Police Department
150 North Euclid Street
Front Lobby
Laguna Beach Police Department
505 Forest Avenue
949-497-0701
Natasha Hernandez
Laguna Hills City Hall
24035 El Toro Road
949-283-0271
Deputy Cole Walsh
Laguna Niguel City Hall
30111 Crown Valley Parkway
949-362-4308
Sergeant Jack Songer
Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road
949-289-0479
Investigator Rick Olszynski
Lake Forest City Hall
25550 Commerce Centre Drive
949-350-6927
Deputy Mark Froome
Mcauliffe Middle School
4112 Cerritos Avenue
562-431-2255, extension 405
Maria O’Connell
Mission Viejo City Hall
200 Civic Center
949-470-8433
Police Services Desk
Hoag Hospital Lower Campus
1 Hoag Road
Parking Lot
949-644-3638
Erica Bloom
Orange Police Department
1107 North Batavia Street
Parking Lot
Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall
22112 El Paseo
949-680-8270
Deputy Paul Chiron
Rossmoor Rush Park
3021 Blume Drive
562-673-1016
Casey Briggs
San Juan Capistrano City Hall
32400 Paseo Adelanto
949-443-6370
CPS Celina Corley
Santa Ana Police Department
3750 West McFadden Avenue, Unit 1
Westend Office Lobby
Leisure World
13533 Seal Beach Boulevard
Main Gate
Tustin Police Department Community Center
300 Centennial Way
Villa Park City Hall
17855 Santiago Boulevard
562-355-5456
Deputy Chris Yuriar
Yorba Linda Police Services
20994 Yorba Linda Boulevard
949-697-5233
Deputy Apryl Soapes