Corewell Health is partnering with Michigan law enforcement on Friday to help collect unused medicine in honor of National Drug Take Back Day.
There will be several locations around the Metro Detroit area where people are encouraged to drop off any unused or expired medications on Friday, April 21, at Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospitals. National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 22.
The drop-off hours at all locations are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Below are the locations where you can drop off the unwanted medications:
- Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn*
- Fitzgerald Pavilion entrance18101 Oakwood Blvd. Dearborn, MI 48124
- Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
- Drive-thru drop-off at North Tower entrance 3601 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073
- Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospital, Taylor*
- Drive-thru drop-off at East entrance10000 Telegraph Road, Taylor, MI 48180
- Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospital, Trenton
- Drive-thru drop-off at Main entrance5450 Fort St., Trenton, MI 48183
- Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospital, Wayne
- Drive-thru drop-off at Main entrance33155 Annapolis Road, Wayne, MI 48184
- Sterling Heights Medical Park*
- Main entrance across from Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospital, Troy44300 Dequindre Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
*Medical sharps in puncture-proof containers will also be accepted at locations with an asterisk
Staff at the take-back sites will accept any prescribed and over-the-counter medications in pill form. The Dearborn, Taylor, and Sterling Heights Medical Park locations listed above will also accept medical sharps, needles and empty syringes in puncture-proof containers.
Find more drop-off locations for the weekend on the DEA’s website here.
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