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League City Police to Host Drive-Thru Drug Take-Back Saturday

Residents can safely dispose of outdated, unused or unwanted medications Saturday during a four-hour drive-thru collection at the League City Police Department.

By Talk of League City | October 19, 2026

LEAGUE CITY, Texas — If bottles of old prescriptions have been sitting in a bathroom cabinet or kitchen drawer, League City residents will have an easy way to get rid of them safely this weekend.

The League City Police Department will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The collection will take place at the League City Police Department, 555 W. Walker Street.

LCPD officers and volunteers will operate the event as a drive-thru, allowing residents to drop off eligible medications without having to spend an extended amount of time inside the police facility.

What Can Residents Bring?

The DEA says National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collection sites can accept several common forms of unwanted medication.

These generally include:

• Prescription tablets
• Capsules
• Medication patches
• Other solid prescription medications
• Liquid medication when securely sealed in its original container

The purpose is to give households a convenient way to remove medication that is expired, no longer needed or simply sitting unused.

What League City Will Not Accept

There are several important restrictions residents should know before arriving.

League City Police says the event is for individual residents only.

Medications from businesses, medical offices or clinics cannot be dropped off through the event.

Sharps of any kind will not be accepted.

The DEA also says Take Back Day locations do not accept syringes or illicit drugs.

Why Not Just Leave Old Medications in the Cabinet?

The DEA says removing medication that is no longer needed can reduce the risk of accidental ingestion and prevent drugs from being diverted or misused.

Prescription pain medications are one area of particular concern.

Medications including oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine and morphine are among the prescription drugs that can be misused when they remain unnecessarily available in a household.

A medicine cabinet containing prescriptions that are no longer being used can therefore create a risk residents may not immediately think about.

National Take Back Day is designed to provide a simple alternative: clear out the unused medication and place it into a controlled disposal system.

A National Program With Millions of Pounds Collected

Saturday’s League City event is part of the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

More than 4,400 collection locations are expected to operate across the country in partnership with more than 4,300 law-enforcement agencies and other organizations.

The DEA says Americans have turned in more than 20 million pounds of unneeded medication through Take Back Day since the national initiative began in 2010.

Those numbers demonstrate how much unused medication can accumulate in American households over time.

Why Safe Disposal Matters

Old medication can create several problems when it remains in a home indefinitely.

Children can accidentally ingest medications that were not intended for them.

Teenagers or adults may gain access to prescription medication that was originally prescribed to someone else.

People may also mistakenly take an outdated medication or confuse an old prescription with something they are currently supposed to use.

Safe collection programs provide residents with an opportunity to remove those medications from the household entirely.

What If You Cannot Attend Saturday?

Residents who cannot participate in Saturday’s event still have other disposal options.

The DEA says more than 15,300 pharmacies, hospitals, businesses and law-enforcement locations around the country provide year-round medication collection.

That means Take Back Day is convenient, but it is not the only opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted prescriptions.

Residents should use an authorized medication-disposal location rather than assuming every medication should simply be thrown into household trash or flushed.

A Simple Saturday Errand With a Public-Safety Benefit

The League City event is designed to make the process straightforward.

Residents can gather medications they no longer need, drive to LCPD and use the collection setup between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

For many households, cleaning out a medicine cabinet may take only a few minutes.

But removing unnecessary medications can reduce opportunities for misuse and help prevent accidental exposure.

League City’s Drug Take-Back event takes place Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the League City Police Department, 555 W. Walker Street.

Talk of League City will continue highlighting public-safety programs and community resources available to residents.

Sources: League City Police Department and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration National Prescription Drug Take Back Day information.