Tappahannock, VA – Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance (BRTA) is pleased to recognize National Prescription Drug

Take Back month and Drug Take Back Day events taking place 10:00am-2:00pm on Saturday, October 25,

2025.

BRTA Members and area Sheriff’s Offices have joined the Take Back initiative to help with the proper disposal

of unused or expired drugs with Collection Sites in the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck and Eastern Shore

regions; see Page 2-3 for a list of Collection Sites. BRTA also supports the year-round availability of drug

disposal with drop boxes at Ledwith Lewis Free Clinic and the Sheriff’s Offices of Lancaster, Middlesex, and

Westmoreland counties.

Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning,

overdose and abuse.

Unused prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved and abused or illegally sold, or if flushed,

contaminate the water supply. Proper disposal of unused drugs saves lives and protects the environment.

Take-back programs are the best way to dispose of old drugs. But if a program is not available:

  • Take the meds out of their bottles;
  • Mix them with something unappealing like used kitty litter or coffee grounds;
  • Seal them in a bag or disposable container, and throw that away.

For more information on prescription drug abuse, go to:

  • www.DEA.gov
  • www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.com
  • www.JustThinkTwice.com

BRTA Member Organizations:

Bay Aging Rappahannock Community College

Eastern Shore Community Services Board Riverside Health System

Eastern Shore Rural Health Services, Inc. Three Rivers and Eastern Shore Health Districts

Ledwith-Lewis Free Clinic Virginia Career Works Bay Consortium Region

Master Center for Addiction Medicine VCU Health System Authority/Tappahannock Hospital

Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Behavioral Health Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University

Northern Neck Middlesex Free Health Clinic

618 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, VA 22560

www.brtava.org

(804) 443-6286 ∙

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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day and Year-Round Drop Off Locations

Saturday, October 25, 2025

10:00am – 2:00pm*

Year Round Drop Off Available*

DEA and its law enforcement and community partners listed below will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and

other solid forms of prescription drugs. Liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes and other sharps,

and illicit drugs will not be accepted.

Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department*

8293 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster, VA 22503

Ledwith Lewis Free Clinic*

317 Duke Street, Tappahannock, VA 22560

Mathews County Sheriff’s Office

Drug Take-Back box mounted in the front lobby of the Sheriff’s office.

10622 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews, VA 23109

Accessible to the public 24/7

Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Behavioral Health

Walmart, 6819 Waltons Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061

Northumberland Sheriff’s Office, 195 Judicial Place, Heathsville, VA 22473

Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office*

Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office*

Front Lobby, 195 Judicial Place, Heathsville, VA 22473

Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office*

111 Polk Street, Montross, VA 22520

Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office w/Walgreens, 9am-12pm

700 McKinney Boulevard, Colonial Beach, VA 22443