Rx Take-Back Events
Prescription Drug Take-Back Events aim to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that most abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.
DEA launched its prescription drug take-back program when both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration advised the public that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—posed potential safety and health hazards.
Helping people dispose of potentially harmful prescription drugs is just one way DEA works to reduce the addiction and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to opioid medications.
Learn more on how to safely dispose
of unused medications
Wichita Mountains Prevention Network's Role
Wichita Mountains Prevention Network (WMPN) collaborates with local coalitions to host Prescription Take-Back Events throughout the year. WMPN also educates the community on the safe storage and disposal of their prescription medications by providing lock boxes and medication disposal systems. In addition, we partner with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) and other companies to provide prescription medication drop boxes. If you would like more information on prescription medication safety, please visit www.okimready.org.
Locations in Stephens County
Medication Lockboxes
Wichita Mountains Prevention Network has free medication lockboxes available in limited stock. Please call one of our offices to inquire.
Permanent Prescription Drug Drop Boxes in WMPN's Service Area
Carter County
Carter County Sheriff's Office
100 S. Washington Street
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
Chickasaw Nation Ardmore
Health Clinic Pharmacy
2420 Chickasaw Boulevard
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
Chickasaw Nation Ardmore
Senior Center
2510 Chickasaw Boulevard
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
Reed Family Pharmacy
814 W. Broadway Street
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
Comanche County
Comanche County Sheriff's Office
315 SW 5th Street
Lawton, Oklahoma 73501
Lawton Police Department
10 SW 4th Street
Lawton, Oklahoma 73501
Garvin County
Garvin County Sheriff’s Office
201 W Grant
Pauls Valley, OK 73075
Pauls Valley Police Department
400 W Paul Ave
Pauls Valley, OK 73075
911 Call Center
225 W McClure Ave #205
Pauls Valley, OK 73075
Lindsay Police Department
801 N Industrial Hts
Lindsay, OK 73052
Stephens County
Chickasaw Senior Center
1909 W. Plato Road
Duncan, Oklahoma 73533
Duncan Police Department
18 S. 7th Street
Duncan, Oklahoma 73533
Duncan Regional Hospital
Emergency Room Department
1407 N. Whisenant Drive
Duncan, Oklahoma 73533
Marlow Police Department
115 N. 2nd Street
Marlow, Oklahoma 73055
R&S Drug Stores
#31507 Highway North 81
Duncan, Oklahoma 73533
Stephens County Sheriff's Office
101 S. 11th Street, #104
Duncan, Oklahoma 73533
Thompson's Pharmacy
513 Hillery Road, #B
Comanche, Oklahoma 73529