Bring unused or expired prescriptions to VA Take Back Day Oct. 29

Posted October 26, 2022 11:00 pm

Submitted by Nickolas Sanchez

Chicago-area residents, including non-veterans, can dispose of expired or unused prescription medications at an area Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Drop-off locations vary at each facility. They are:

Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center

Drop-off location: Main Outpatient Pharmacy

3001 Green Bay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064

• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital

Drop-off locations: Bldg. 1, F section lobby; Bldg. 200, In-patient Pharmacy; Bldg. 217 lobby

5000 S. 5th Ave, Hines, IL 60141

• Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago

Drop-off locations: Facility entrances at Ogden Avenue and Damen Avenue

820 S Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

All drop-off locations have anonymous, secure boxes for safe drug disposal.

The events are part of VA Take Back Day and will take place at VA facilities across the country. VA is aligning with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to welcome non-Veterans to its health facilities to safely dispose of medications.

This action is the result of legislation signed into law by President Biden on July 29, 2021. The Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription (DUMP) Opioids Act requires VA to establish time periods when Veterans and non-veterans can dispose of opioids and other controlled substance medications at VA facilities.

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