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So, what can you do with the drugs you have sitting in your medicine cabinet? The first step is to keep prescription drugs locked, if possible, and out of the reach of children. Maintain a medications log (PDF) to track the number of pills you have and regularly check that none are missing. Be mindful of guests and strangers who enter your home, and keep medications and bottles out of sight.

Properly dispose of unwanted or unused prescriptions one of two ways:

  • Drop your unwanted drugs at a permanent prescription drop location (listed in the chart below) or participate in a drug take-back in your community.
  • Follow the five easy steps recommended by the Office of National Drug Control Policy below.

Since the summer of 2010, thousands of Montanans have turned in several tons of unwanted or expired prescription drugs through a series of statewide “take-back” days sponsored by the Montana Department of Justice, in coordination with local law enforcement and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Additionally, the Montana Department of Justice launched a traveling take-back tour in the spring of 2011, collecting hundreds of pounds of unwanted drugs from Browning to Baker — and points between.

Find a prescription drug take-back box in your area.  The chart below lists the locations of permanent drop boxes across the state. For more information about organizing a take-back event in your community, contact us.

Permanent Prescription Drug Drop Locations

City/Address Location Phone
Belgrade:
91 E Central Ave.		  Belgrade PD/City Hall  388-4262
Big Sky:

334 Town Center Avenue

 Big Sky Medical Center (Pharmacy)

995-6500
Big Timber:
201 W. 1st. Ave.		 Sweet Grass County Sheriff’s Office

932-5143
Billings:
220 North 27th St.		 Billings PD

657-8460
Bozeman:
901 N Rouse		 Bozeman Police Department

582-2234
Bozeman:
615 South 16th St.		 Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office

582-2100
Bozeman:  

925 Highland Boulevard

 Highland Park Pharmacy (Entrance 3)

414-1030
Butte:
225 Alaska St.		 Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement Dept.

497-1125
Butte:
400 S. Clark St.		 St. James Healthcare Pharmacy

723-2543
Chinook:
420 Ohio St.
 Blaine County Sheriff’s Dept.

357-3260
Columbia Falls:
130 6th. St., West		 Columbia Falls Police Department

892-3234
Conrad:
600 S Main Suite#2		 Village Drug/Shopping Mall
(pharmacy dept.)		  406-278-3267
Conrad:
20 4th Ave SW		 Pondera County Courthouse
(ground floor outside the Sheriff’s Dept.)		  406-271-4060
Dillon:
2 S. Pacific Dr., #16		 Beaverhead County Sheriff’s Office

 638-3700
Eureka:
855 Highway 93 North		 North Lincoln County Law Enforcement Center

297-2121
Florence:
5549 Old US HWY 93		 Florence Pharmacy

273-7979
Glasgow:
501 Court Square		 Valley County Sheriff’s Office

228-4333
Hamilton:
223 S. 2nd. St. (City Hall)		 Hamilton PD

363-2100
Hamilton:
211 Main St.		 Bitterroot Drug

363-3611
Havre:
520 4th		 Havre PD

265-4361
Helena:
221 Breckenridge		 Helena PD

457-8830
Helena:
2600 Winne		 Geneva Woods Pharmacy – Bergum Drug

443-2540
Kalispell:
200 Conway Drive		 The Clinical Pharmacy

 751-7600
Kalispell:
920 South Main		 Flathead County Sheriff’s Office

758-5585
Laurel:
215 West 1st Street.		 Laurel Police Department.

628-8737
Lewistown:
305 W Watson St.		 Lewistown PD

535-1800
Libby:
512 California Ave		 Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

293-4112
Livingston:
414 E. Callender		 Park County Sheriff’s Office

222-4101
Lolo:
103 Glacier Dr		 Lolo Drug

273-2322
Malta:
314 S. 2nd Ave. West		 Phillips County Sheriff’s Office

654-2350
Manhattan:
120 W Main St.		 Manhattan PD

284-6630
Missoula:
435 Ryman		 Missoula PD

552-6300
Missoula:
2230 27th Avenue W		 Granite Pharmacy Missoula

926-2940
Missoula:
634 Eddy Ave.		 Health Service Pharmacy
2nd Floor of Curry Health Center

243-5167
Plains:
214 E. Railroad		 Plains Drug

826-3552
Polson:
5 4th Ave. E		 Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, Tribal Health Dept.

745-3525

Ronan:
207 Main Street SW

 Ronan Police Department  676-0223
Sidney:

300 12th Ave. NW

 Richland Co. Law & Justice Center

433-2919
Sidney:

216 14th Ave. SW

 Sidney Health Center Pharmacy

488-2100
Sidney:

1159 S. Central Ave.

 Shopko Pharmacy

482-6401
Sidney:

402 E. Main Street

 

 White Drug Pharmacy

482-1420
St. Ignatius:
35401 Mission Dr.		 Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, Tribal Health Dept.

745-3525
Stevensville:
206 Buck Street		 Stevensville Police Department

777-3011
Stevensville:
3804 Eastside Highway		 Family Pharmacy

777-5002
Superior:
310 River St.		 Mineral County Sheriff’s Office

822-3555

Thompson Falls:
1115 W Main St

 Sanders Co. Sheriff’s Office  827-3584
Townsend:
519 Broadway		 Broadwater County Sheriff’s Office

266-3441
Troy:
301 E. Kootenai Avenue		 Troy Area Dispatch

295-4111
Valier:
514 Montana St # A		 Valier City Office
(right inside the door)		  406-279- 3721
White Sulphur Springs:
101 W. Crawford		 Meagher County Sheriff’s Office

547-3397
West Yellowstone:
124 Yellowstone Ave.		 West Yellowstone PD

646-7600
Whitefish:
275 Flathead Ave.		 Whitefish Police Department

863-2420
Whitefish:
6475 Hwy 93 S		 Alpine Apothecary

862-7434

If a drug take-back event is not accessible in your community, follow these Office of National Drug Control Policy recommendations:

  • Take your prescription drugs out of their original containers.
  • Mix drugs with an undesirable substance, such as cat litter or used coffee grounds.
  • Put the mixture into a disposable container with a lid, such as an empty margarine tub, or into a sealable bag.
  • Conceal or remove any personal information, including the prescription number, on the empty containers by covering it with black permanent marker or duct tape, or by scratching it off.
  • Place the sealed container with the mixture and the empty drug containers in the trash.

Contact

Resolve Montana – Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Program
Office of the Attorney General
Department of Justice
P.O. Box 201401
Helena, MT 59620-1401
Phone: (406) 444-2026

 

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