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Clean out your cabinet! Pill take-back boxes are located throughout Allegheny County

Find the medication return box closest to you on this list.

Clean out your cabinet! Pill take-back boxes are located throughout Allegheny County

Find the medication return box closest to you on this list.

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Clean out your cabinet! Pill take-back boxes are located throughout Allegheny County

Find the medication return box closest to you on this list.

This weekend marks the end of daylight saving time, and the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office is asking people to clean out their medicine cabinets when they turn back their clocks.Mike Manko, a spokesman for the DA's office, wants to remind everyone that unused medications left in homes are big contributors to the addiction problem in Western Pennsylvania and across the country."It is extremely important to make sure unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medication does not end up on the streets," Manko said.Medicine return boxes are located at the following police departments:Baldwin BoroughBellevueBrentwoodCastle ShannonCity of Pittsburgh (Western Avenue)CraftonDormontEast PittsburghElizabeth TownshipGreen TreeHamptonIndiana TownshipJefferson HillsLeetsdaleLeet TownshipMoon TownshipMcKeesportNorthern RegionalOhio TownshipPitcairnRoss TownshipSewickleyShalerSouth FayetteCollection boxes can usually be found in the mail lobby of the police departments. They are available to the public, with no questions asked.Stay updated with breaking news: Download the WTAE mobile app

This weekend marks the end of daylight saving time, and the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office is asking people to clean out their medicine cabinets when they turn back their clocks.

Mike Manko, a spokesman for the DA's office, wants to remind everyone that unused medications left in homes are big contributors to the addiction problem in Western Pennsylvania and across the country.

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"It is extremely important to make sure unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medication does not end up on the streets," Manko said.

Medicine return boxes are located at the following police departments:

  • Baldwin Borough
  • Bellevue
  • Brentwood
  • Castle Shannon
  • City of Pittsburgh (Western Avenue)
  • Crafton
  • Dormont
  • East Pittsburgh
  • Elizabeth Township
  • Green Tree
  • Hampton
  • Indiana Township
  • Jefferson Hills
  • Leetsdale
  • Leet Township
  • Moon Township
  • McKeesport
  • Northern Regional
  • Ohio Township
  • Pitcairn
  • Ross Township
  • Sewickley
  • Shaler
  • South Fayette

Collection boxes can usually be found in the mail lobby of the police departments. They are available to the public, with no questions asked.

Stay updated with breaking news: Download the WTAE mobile app

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