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Drug Drop Boxes

Residents of Southwest Virginia can take old or unused medication to any drug drop box free of charge. Disposing of medicine properly protects you and your family.

Sharps must not be put into a drug drop box
Needles and other sharps are a hazard to the people who handle the bags when they are removed for final disposal. Ask your pharmacy or health department about sharps disposal instead.

22 locations · 8 open 24/7

Buchanan Co.
Buchanan Sheriff's Office
1327 Lover's Gap Road, Vansant
24/7 availability
Carroll Co.
Carroll Co. Sheriff's Office
605 Pine Street, Hillsville
24/7 availability
Smyth Co.
Chilhowie Police Department
325 East Lee Highway, Chilhowie
24/7 availability
Dickenson Co.
Dickenson Co. Sheriff's Office
293 Main Street, Clintwood
24/7 availability
Galax
Galax Police Department
353 North Main Street, Galax
24/7 availability
Grayson Co.
Grayson Co. Sheriff's Office
304 Davis Street, Independence
24/7 availability
Washington Co.
Johnston Memorial Pharmacy
16000 Johnston Memorial Drive, Abingdon
Mon–Fri 9AM–6PM · Sat–Sun 9AM–4PM
Lee Co.
Lee Co. Sheriff's Office
33640 Main Street, Suite 101, Jonesville
8:30AM–4:30PM
Smyth Co.
Saltville Police Department
217 Palmer Street, Saltville
8:30AM–5PM
Smyth Co.
Smyth Co. Sheriff's Office
819 Matson Drive, Marion
8:30AM–4:30PM
Tazewell Co.
Tazewell Co. Sheriff's Office
315 School Street, Tazewell
7AM–4PM
Washington Co.
Washington Co. Sheriff's Office
20281 Rustic Lane, Abingdon
8:30AM–4:30PM
Wise Co.
Wise Co. Sheriff's Office
5605 Patriot Drive, Wise
8AM–4:30PM
Wythe Co.
Wythe Co. Sheriff's Office
245 South 4th Street, Wytheville
8AM–4PM
Washington Co.
Damascus Town Hall
208 West Laurel Avenue, Damascus
9AM–5PM
Bristol
Bristol Virginia Police Dept.
501 Scott Street, Bristol
9AM–5PM
Russell Co.
Russell Co. Emergency Mgmt.
656 Clydesway Drive, Lebanon
8AM–4PM
Russell Co.
Lebanon Police Dept.
405 W. Main Street, Lebanon
24/7 availability
Wise Co.
St. Paul Town Hall
16531 Russell Street, St. Paul
Mon–Fri 8AM–4:30PM
Buchanan Co.
Grundy Police Dept.
23782 Riverside Drive, Grundy
24/7 availability
Norton
Ballad Health Pharmacy
1490 Park Avenue, NW, Suite 7, Norton
Mon–Fri 9AM–5PM
Russell Co.
TigeRx Pharmacy
5638 Redbud Hwy, Honaker
Mon–Fri 8AM–8PM · Sat 9AM–5PM · Sun Noon–5PM
Printable one-page map: the drug drop boxes numbered across a map of Southwest Virginia, each listed underneath with its address and hours.(PDF, opens in a new tab)
Take one with you

The printable map

Every location on this page on a single sheet, numbered on a county map with the addresses and hours underneath. Print it for a waiting room, a staff room, a church noticeboard or a fridge door.

Take Back Day is not the same thing

The boxes above are permanent and open year-round. DEA National Drug Take Back Day is a separate twice-yearly event with temporary collection sites, often in places that have no permanent box. If you are looking for a Take Back Day site, check the DEA's own finder for that weekend — a box listed here may not be the nearest option on the day.

DEA Take Back Day finder(opens in a new tab)