The event will run from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Clarion Borough Building, located at 1400 East Main Street in Clarion.

Those with unused or expired prescription medications can bring them in for safe disposal, since unused prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved and abused or sold, and those which are flushed contaminate the water supply.

It is important to safely dispose of these drugs because most abused prescription drugs come from family members and friends.

The Drug Enforcement Agency warns, “You could be a drug dealer and not even know it.”

Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdoses, and abuse, and can be just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription or doctor’s supervision.

According to the DEA, the non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks second only to marijuana as the most common form of drug abuse in America.

The DEA recommends bringing unused or expired prescription medications to a take back program or removing them from the bottle, mixing them with something unappealing like used kitty litter or coffee grounds, and then sealing them in a bag or disposable container.