STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
PHIL BRYANT, GOVERNOR
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
TRUDY D. FISHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2011
Contact: Robbie Wilbur
601/961-5277


MDEQ PROMOTES DRUG TAKE-BACK EVENTS

(JACKSON, Miss.) -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is encouraging local law enforcement agencies and citizens to participate in the upcoming drug take-back events on Saturday, April 30, sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Participating local law enforcement agencies are part of national events on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. People may bring unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicines to any of the participating locations so they may be disposed of safely.

Unused drugs that are stored around the home may present a danger of intentional misuse and unintentional poisonings to people and pets. Dumping the medication down the drain or flushing it down the toilet can become a source of water contamination. Research is continuing into whether such water contamination adversely impacts human health or aquatic life.

Law enforcement agencies that are interested in participating in the upcoming event may contact the DEA Drug Diversion Program - Jackson District Office at: (601) 965-4400 for registration information.

For additional information on the take-back events: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/.

More information on pharmaceuticals as pollutants can be found on the EPA’s website at: http://www.epa.gov/ppcp.

Law enforcement agencies in Mississippi that are at present registered to participate in the event and the addresses of the drop-off locations are as follows:


PARTICIPANTS NAME
COLLECTION SITE
ADDRESS
BAY ST. LOUIS POLICE DEPARTMENTBAY ST LOUIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
698 HY 90, BAY ST. LOUIS, MS 39520
BAY ST. LOUIS POLICE DEPARTMENTBAY ST LOUIS FIRE STATION 29998 HWY 603, BAY ST. LOUIS, MS 39520
BILOXI POLICE DEPARTMENT BILOXI POLICE DEPARTMENT 170 PORTER AVE, BILOXI, MS 39530
BLUE MOUNTAIN POLICE DEPARTMENT BLUE MOUNTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT 107 WEST MAIN, BLUE MOUNTAIN, MS 38610
BOLTON POLICE DEPARTMENTBOLTON POLICE DEPARTMENT200 WEST MADISON STREET, BOLTON MS, 39041
RESERVOIR PATROL KROGER FOOD STORE PARKING LOT – AT THE
CORNER OF SPILLWAY ROAD & NORTHSHORE PARKWAY 		1070 SPILLWAY CIRCLE, BRANDON, MS 39047
BYHALIA POLICE DEPARTMENTFIRE STATION #2 114 HWY 309 NORTH, BYHALIA MS, 38611
CANTON POLICE DEPARTMENT CANTON CITY HALL 226 EAST PEACE ST, CANTON, MS 39046
COAHOMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE63 - COAHOMA COUNTY JAIL63 SUNFLOWER, CLARKSDALE MS, 38614
DUCK HILL POLICE DEPT.DUCK HILL CITY HALL105 N. STATE STREET DUCK HILL MS, 38925
ITAWAMBA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEFULTON FIRE DEPT604 S. ADAMS ST FULTON MS, 38843
GULFPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT GULFPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT 2220 15TH STREET, GULFPORT, MS 39501
12TH CIRCUIT COURT NARCOTICS
ENFORCEMENT TEAM
(HATTIESBURG)		LAKE TERRACE CONVENTION CENTER 1 CONVENTION CENTER PL2, HATTIESBURG, MS 39401
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY PLAZA (BENNIE THOMPSON)
AT THIS SITE - COLLECTION ONLY ON WEDNESDAY 04-27-2011		14000 HWY 82 WEST ITTA BENA MS, 38941
JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENTJACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT
FRONT SIDEWALK (DRIVE-THRU)		327 E. PASCAGOULA STREET, JACKSON MS, 39205
JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENTWALGREENS
PARKING LOT		3445 TERRY RD JACKSON MS, 39212
TOWN OF MABENMABEN CITY HALL2374 MS HWY 15 MABEN MS, 39750
MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENTMADISON FIRE DEPT STATION 27466 OLD CANTON RD, MADISON MS, 39110
MAGEE POLICE DEPARTMENTMAGEE POLICE DEPARTMENT124 1ST STREET NE MAGEE MS, 39111
MCCOMB POLICE DEPARTMENT MCCOMB FIRE STATION #4 FRONT LOBBY 1241 PARKLANE ROAD, MCCOMB, MS 39648
NEWTON POLICE DEPARTMENTNEWTON POLICE DEPARTMENT103 BANKS STREET NEWTON MS, 39345
OLIVE BRANCH POLICE DEPARTMENT LONGVIEW FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
EAST CANOPY 		4501 HWY 302, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 38654
PASCAGOULA POLICE DEPARTMENT PASCAGOULA SENIOR CENTER 1912 LIVE OAK AVE
PASCAGOULA, MS 39567
PASS CHRISTIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT PASS CHRISTIAN PUBLIC LIBRARY 111 HIERN AVENUE
PASS CHRISTIAN, MS 39571
PEARL POLICE DEPARTMENTPEARL POLICE DEPT.-
LOBBY AREA		2422 OLD BRANDON RD, PEARL MS, 39208
PONTOTOC CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT PONTOTOC COUNTY DETENTION CENTER 490 HIGHWAY 6 WEST,
PONTOTOC, MS 38863
CLAIBORNE CO. SHERIFF DEPT.SHERIFF DEPT. OFFICES427 MAIN ST., PORT GIBSON MS, 39150
ROLLING FORK POLICE DEPT. ROLLING FORK POLICE DEPT. - SETTING UP OUTSIDE THE PD 130 WALNUT ST, .P.O. BOX 310, ROLLING FORK, MS 39159
ROXIE POLICE DEPARTMENTROXIE TOWN SQUARE124 WEST BLVD.
ROXIE MS, 39661
TOWN OF SHUQUALAK POLICE DEPARTMENTSHUQUALAK POLICE DEPARTMENT204 PINE STREET, SHUQUALAK MS, 39361
LEE COUNTY (MS) SHERIFF'S DEPT. LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.510 N. COMMERCE ST. TUPELO MS, 38804
WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEVICKSBURG FACTORY OUTLET'S4000 S. FRONTAGE RD VICKSBURG MS, 39180
WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEWARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE1000 GROVE ST VICKSBURG MS, 39183
VICKSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENTVICKSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT 820 VETO STREET VICKSBURG MS, 39180
STONE CO. SHERIFF DEPT.STONE COUNTY HOSPITAL/CLINIC
PARKING LOT		1436 E. CENTRAL AVE. WIGGINS MS, 39577
YAZOO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE YAZOO COUNTY JAIL 95 MIKE ESPY DRIVE
YAZOO CITY, MS 39194