MCHD supports Take Back Day for prescription medicines 04.22.26
April 22, 2026
MCHD supports Take Back Day for prescription medicines
MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile County Health Department (MCHD) is supporting National Drug Take Back Day events taking place across Mobile County. While the opioid crisis continues to affect communities across Alabama, and there is still much work to do as the landscape of illegal substances continues to evolve, the past year has marked an important point in our collective response. Alabama experienced a notable decline in substance-related overdose deaths, with a 30 percent decrease from April 2024 to April 2025, based on provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
During the last Take Back Day in October, the DEA collected 571,054 pounds of expired, unwanted, and unused prescription medications. The public can drop off their expired, unwanted, and unused prescription medications at designated collection sites across the community. To learn more about the event, please visit https://www.dea.gov/takebackday.
On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Mobile Police Department (MPD) and Mobile County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) will have designated drop-off locations for the public. MPD will provide a drop-off location at its headquarters at 2460 Government Street in Mobile. MCSO will have drop-off events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Costco located at 1450 Tingle Circle East in Mobile; CVS locations at 1401 Hillcrest Road and 4453 Old Shell Road; along with Walgreens locations at 5530 Three Notch Road and 5705 Cottage Hill Road.
It is important to dispose of any unwanted or expired medications safely and legally. Law enforcement will be present to accept any controlled substance medications for disposal.
“This is an important community program that helps protect our residents by removing unused prescription medications from homes, where they can be misused and contribute to substance use in our community,” said Dr. Kevin Michaels, Health Officer for Mobile County. “Research shows that many misused prescription drugs are obtained from family members or friends who may not realize the medications are accessible to others.”
If you want to know more about the MCHD’s Overdose Prevention program, please call 251-410-6322. Overdose Prevention focuses on the complex and changing nature of the drug overdose epidemic. It highlights the need for an interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and cohesive public health approach.
The Overdose Prevention program has worked with LTS Test and Go on a project to supply healthcare kiosks across the community to offer free naloxone kits and condoms, enhancing community health. The kiosks are located at B-Bob’s Bar (213 Conti Street in Mobile), Vista Medical (1359 Spring Hill Avenue in Mobile), Shell Health (4321 Downtowner Loop North in Mobile), Semmes Pharmacy (8985 Moffett Road in Semmes) and at MCHD’s Women, Infants & Children (WIC) office at 19255 North Main Street in Citronelle.