COMMUNITY REPORT ON MEDICATION DROP BOXES
From: Stephanie L. Vettenburg-Shaffer, District Attorney
Date: July 3, 2023
McKean District Attorney Stephanie L. Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that the medication drop boxes located throughout McKean County were recently emptied and weighed. The total medication collected for the 2nd quarter on June 13th was 89.4 lbs.
The medication drop boxes are located at several locations across the county. Each box contained the following during this collection:
Bradford City Police Station: 39.2 lbs.
Bradford Township Police Department:7.6 lbs.
Kane Borough Police Station: 16.2 lbs.
Sheriff’s Department: 25.4 lbs.
State Police Barracks: 1 lb.
The boxes were sponsored by the PA District Attorney’s Association and the PA American Water Company. They are available for anyone who wants to discard unused medication safely.
The boxes located at Bradford City Police Station and the State Police Barracks-Lewis Run are open 24/7; the boxes at Bradford Township Police Station and Sheriff’s Department (inside jail) are open Monday – Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; and the box at Kane Borough Police Station is open Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The County Detectives with the District Attorney’s Office collect and weigh the medication in the boxes and arrange for their disposal with the Attorney General’s Office.
The drop boxes are to prevent medication from being used by someone other than to whom it was prescribed as one step in preventing abuse and to prevent it from being flushed and impacting our water supply.
Anyone who suspects illegal drug activity is encouraged to contact the McKean County Drug Task Force at MCDTFtip@gmail.com or (814) 887-3312. Tips can also be submitted at McKeanDA.org.