Health Department to Give Out Narcan Kits at Drug Take Back Day 2022!

Posted on: October 11, 2022 - 12:51pm
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East Hartford, CT-  With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, East Hartford Police and the East Hartford Health Department announce the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 22nd Take Back Day is scheduled for Saturday, October 29th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Hartford Public Safety Complex, 31 School Street, East Hartford.  At its last Take Back Day in April, DEA collected a high amount of expired, unwanted, and unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 360 tons of unwanted drugs. 

The public can drop off potentially dangerous prescription medications at the East Hartford Public Safety Complex. Officials will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs, and will continue to accept vaping devices and cartridges at its drop off locations (provided lithium batteries are removed). Liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes and other sharps, and illegal drugs will not be accepted.

In addition, the Town of East Hartford Health Department will be giving away Narcan® (naloxone) kits and providing education for residents regarding:

  • Signs of an overdose
  • Overdose response
  • How and when to administer Narcan®

Supplies are limited and kits will be available on a first come, first serve basis. One kit per household. For questions about this event or to speak with a public health nurse, please contact the Health Department at 860-291-7324.

Learn more about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the Take Back Day initiative at www.DEATakeBack.com or www.easthartfordct.gov/police-department.