Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day

Toronto Police Service News Release

Media advisory, Saturday, May 11, 2013, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Five locations across the city, Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day, Chief Bill Blair & Dr. David McKeown media availability, Nathan Phillips Square, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Friday, May 10, 2013 - 9:00 AM
Corporate Communications:  416-808-7100

On Saturday, May 11, 2013, the Toronto Police Service, in partnership with Toronto Public Health, will be hosting the city’s first Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day.

This event will have five locations across the city where members of the public can dispose of any unwanted or expired medication. Each site will be staffed by Toronto Police Service officers, Toronto Public Health nurses and pharmacology students who will take prescription drugs, narcotics or over-the-counter medication and dispose of them in a safe and secure way.

Each location will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

- Sherway Gardens, 25 The West Mall, southwest parking lot between The Bay/Sporting Life
- 31 Division, 40 Norfinch Drive,
- 43 Division, 4336 Lawrence Avenue East,
- Loblaws, 396 St. Clair Avenue West
- Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West

Members of the media are invited to attend any location throughout the day. Chief Bill Blair and City of Toronto Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David McKeown will be available to the media from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., at the Nathan Phillips Square location.

For more information, please click here or follow the conversation on Twitter #rxdrop2013.

Meaghan Gray, Corporate Communications