The Oro Valley Police Department (OVPD), in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), SOBER Project, Meth Free Alliance, Oro Valley Optimist Club, Golder Ranch Fire District, and Pima County Wastewater, invites Oro Valley residents, businesses, churches, and schools to join us in a community effort to raise awareness about drug-related issues. Together, we can discuss solutions and preventive measures to ensure a safe, healthy, and drug-free community. We accept medications for disposal, including veterinary prescriptions and vitamins. Please keep...

Pills only. No liquids, creams, aerosols or sharps. Please leave medications in their original containers.

The Oro Valley Police Department hosts its next “Dispose A Med” event on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 9 a.m. to noon at the OVPD main station, 11000 N. La Canada. The event is free, and a way to keep medications off the streets and out of water supplies. ønly pills are accepted, and they should be in their original containers. “No liquids, creams, aerosols or sharps,” it added. This includes veterinarian medications and vitamins.