For years unused or unwanted medications have been disposed of down drains, which results in them ending up in our local water supplies, rivers, and lakes.
Using a Pill Drop Box for your unused or unwanted prescriptions is COMPLETELY anonymous and confidential.
2021 Pill Drop Location and Take Back Results:
- 259 pounds of medications collected at Spring and Fall Pill Drop locations.
- Approximately 1,500 pounds of medications dropped off at drop boxes.
Allegany County Pill Drop Locations:
Alfred Pharmacy, 36 North Main Street, Alfred, NY 14802.
Alfred State University Police, Theta Gamma House, 10 Upper College Drive, Alfred, NY 14802.
Allegany County Sheriff’s Office, 4884 State Route 19, Belmont, NY 14813.
Cuba Police Department, 15 Water Street, Cuba, NY 14727.
Fillmore Pharmacy, 10560 State Route 19, Fillmore, NY 14735.
Friendship Pharmacy, 9 West Main Street, Friendship, NY 14739.
Jones Memorial Hospital, 191 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY 14895
Jones Memorial Medical Practice, 20 Main Street, Andover, NY 14806.
Jones Memorial Medical Practice, 120 First Street, Bolivar, NY 14715.
Nicholson’s Pharmacy, 36 Schuyler Street, Belmont, NY 14813.
Tri-County Family Medicine, 12 North Church Street, Canaseraga, NY 14822.
Open Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays 7:30am to 5pm.
Wellsville Police Department, 46 South Main Street, Wellsville, NY 14895.
Pill Drop Events
Allegany County Pill Drop is a special initiative to help reduce the availability of drugs that can be easily sold on the streets. More times than not, our medicine cabinets are filled up and overflowing of expired or unwanted drugs and medicinal supplies.
Partners for Prevention in Allegany County in partnership with the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office, the Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse(ACASA), local police departments and fire departments, pharmacists, and coalition members provide opportunities for individuals to clean out their medicine cabinets and safely dispose of their unused, unwanted, or expired drugs. The Pill Drop Take-Backs coincides with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s(DEA) National Take-Back Initiative. There are two days a year that this initiative takes place; once in the Spring(April) and once in the Fall(October).
Since 2008, we have collected over a million dollars of controlled substances (approximate street value) to help reduce incidents of crime, illegal sales, while helping to keep our water supplies safe and clean.
2020 Allegany County Pill Drop Events
The 2021 Spring Pill Drops was held at Andover and Friendship. A total of 35 cars stopped and dropped of a total of 197.2 pounds of medications. The 2021 Fall Pill Drop was held at Belfast and Whitesville. A total of 30 cars stopped and dropped off a total of 61.8 pounds of medications.
If you would like a pill drop event in your community please email Coalition Coordinator Jonathan Chaffee.
Resources
Allegany County Pill Drop Brochure
Allegany County Map of Pill Drop Box Locations
Allegany County Take It to the Box Flyer
Classification of Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs
Is Our Medicine Cabinet Safe English
Is Our Medicine Cabinet Safe Spanish
Medicine Cabinet Inventory English
Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc. 