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National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday

Got prescription pills that you are no longer taking?

National Drug Take Back Day is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Here’s a chance to safely dispose of those bottles of pills that have been hiding in your medicine cabinet.

Here are some places you can take your outdated prescription drugs.

Carbon County

• Summit Hill Police Department, 40 W. Amidon St., Suite 1, Summit Hill.

• Beltzville State Park, E.I.C. Building, 2950 Pohopoco Drive, Lehighton. Follow signs in the park to drive up location.

Schuylkill County

Schuylkill County Sheriff will accept pills at the following locations:

• Coaldale Police Department, 221-223 Third St., Coaldale.

• St. Luke’s Miners Campus, 360 W. Ruddle St., Coaldale.

• Rush Township Police Department, 104 Mahanoy Ave., Tamaqua.

• Tamaqua Police Department, 320 Broad St., Tamaqua.

• Hometown Auction, 125 Mahanoy Ave., Route 54, Tamaqua.

• Mahanoy City Police Department, 239 E. Pine St., Mahanoy City.

• Orwigsburg Police Department, 209 N. Warren St., Orwigsburg.

• Schuylkill County Courthouse security entrance, Pottsville.

• McAdoo Police Department will also accept them at 29 N. Hancock St., McAdoo.

Monroe County

• Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department, 2454 Route 940, Pocono Summit.

• St. Luke’s Health Network, Monroe campus, 100 St. Luke’s Lane, Stroudsburg.

For a complete list of drug take back locations, which is updated daily, visit www.deatakeback.com.