Wegmans stores and Victor Village Hall will hold prescription drug drives Saturday
Wegmans (WHEC file photo)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Saturday, Oct. 26 is National Prescription Drug Takeback Day. Wegmans is working with local police agencies to hold drives to collect unwanted prescription drugs. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office is also holding a drive outside Victor Village Hall.
The goal of the drives is to prevent prescription drug abuse or overdoses. A total of 45 Wegmans stores across the country are participating.
Participating Rochester locations:
- Brockport
- Calkins Road
- Chili-Paul
- Holt Road
- Irondequoit
- Lyell Avenue
- Penfield
Other locations participating:
- Maryland: Bel Air
- Massachusetts: Burlington (10 a.m.-1 p.m.), Chestnut Hill (10 a.m.-1 p.m.), Medford, Northborough, Westwood
- New Jersey: Hanover, Ocean, Princeton
- North Carolina: Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Wake Forest, West Cary
- Pennsylvania: Allentown, Bethlehem, Collegeville, Concordville, King of Prussia, Lancaster, Montgomeryville, Nazareth, Warrington, Williamsport
- Virginia: Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Midlothian, Short Pump
The drives at Wegmans run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Only pills and patches, no liquids or needles, will be accepted. People can drop off the pills with no questions asked.
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office will collect medication at the parking lot of Victor Village Hall at 60 East Main St. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will also be training sessions on how to administer Narcan.
According to studies, more than half of people who misuse prescription drugs get them from their family, friends, or take them without asking.