April OMC Collection Set!

In conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Take Back Initiative, law enforcement from throughout Southern Nevada have joined University of Southern Nevada to present Operation Medicine Cabinet.

Unused and expired drugs may be dropped off anonymously and with no-questions-asked for safe disposal during the one-day, drive-through event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 at the following locations:

LVMPD Northwest Area Command – 9850 W Cheyenne Ave.
LVMPD Enterprise Area Command – 6975 W Windmill Ln.
LVMPD South Central Area Command – 4860 Las Vegas Blvd S.
LVMPD South East Area Command – 3675 E Harmon Ave.
Henderson PD – Galleria at Sunset (north parking lot) 1300 W. Sunset Road
Boulder City PD - Boulder Dam Credit Union, 530 Avenue G
North Las Vegas PD Washburn Station - 3755 W Washburn Road
Mesquite PD – 695 Mayan Cir.

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Metro Adds Drop Boxes for Unused Drugs

The LVMPD now has medication disposal boxes available at its area command stations. Southern Nevada residents may use these boxes for the safe and anonymous disposal of unused or expired medications. Click here for a map with participating locations. The disposal stations are a result of a grant funded program in partnership with the Clark County Water Reclamation District.

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OMC Coming Soon!

Happy New Year! We have received numerous calls over the past month from Southern Nevadans eager for another OMC collection event. We're currently in the process of planning one for late January or February. Information will be available soon, including date, time and location. Check back here on on our Facebook page for details.

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Boulder City Police to Present Operation Medicine Cabinet

In conjunction with the Boulder City Health Festival, the Boulder City Police Department has joined Boulder City Hospital, the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce and University of Southern Nevada to present “Operation Medicine Cabinet,” an event designed to combat prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse.

Unused and expired drugs may be dropped off anonymously and with no-questions-asked for safe disposal from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Boulder City Recreation Center, located at 900 Arizona St. Free health screenings and information from more than 60 organizations will also be featured as part of the Boulder City Health Festival.

“We encourage all Boulder City residents to clean out their medicine cabinets and join us in safely disposing expired or unneeded medications,” said Boulder City Police Chief Thomas Finn. “This effort will help us curtail the growing threat of prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse in our community.”

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Thank You Southern Nevada

Thank you to everyone who participated in Operation Medicine Cabinet on Saturday, in conjunction with the DEA's first-ever national take back initiative. The turnout was phenomenal at all four Southern Nevada drop off locations. The location at the Galleria at Sunset in Henderson collected more than 400 lbs. or drugs in just four hours.

More OMC collection events will be planned soon, so stay tuned.

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Operation Medicine Cabinet Joins DEA's National Take Back Initiative

Southern Nevadans are encouraged to participate in Operation Medicine Cabinet, presented on Saturday, Sept. 25 by the City of Henderson Police Department in partnership with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and University of Southern Nevada. The event, which takes place from 9 am to 1 pm in the north Parking lot of the Galleria at Sunset, is being held in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration's first National Take Back Initiative.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department will also man drop off locations from 9 am to 1 pm at the following locations:

• Enterprise Area Command - 6975 W. Windmill
• Northwest Area Command - 9850 W. Cheyenne
• Southeast Area Command - 3675 E. Harmon

Unused and expired prescription and over-the-counter drugs may be dropped off anonymously and with no questions asked.

This event is supported by University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy's Drug Abuse Awareness Team, City of Henderson, Henderson Police Department, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, Narcotics Education Foundation of Nevada, Clark County Coroner's Office, Pain in the Drain, RxDrugSafe, Southern Nevada Health District and 8 News Now.

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OMC II and Great Success!

In February, the very first Operation Medicine Cabinet was presented in Las Vegas. The successful event yielded 287 lbs. of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, meaning less in home medicine cabinets and potentially out of the hands of children and teens. On Saturday, a second Operation Medicine Cabinet collection event was held, with nearly 800 lbs. of drugs collected in just a few hours. The demand for home medication safes, generously donated by RX DrugSafe™ and given away for free to the first 25 families dropping off drugs, created a line at the opening of the event.

Thank you to all of the Las Vegas area residents who came out and dropped off their drugs and medications in support of OMC.

Media buzz around the event was tremendous, with most of the Las Vegas area television stations reporting on the event. In total, more than 55 news segments aired in advance, on the day of, and following the event. We are grateful for their airtime to spread the word about our important event.

The success of the event would not have been realized without the diligent efforts of USN’s Dr. Paul Oesterman, the members of the Drug Abuse Awareness Team, Det. Bruce Gentner and his team from the LVMPD, USN’s marketing team, The Ferraro Group and the support of Operation Medicine Cabinet partners: Pain in the Drain, Clark County Coroner, Southern Nevada Health District, Narcotics Education Foundation of Nevada, RX DrugSafe, Drug Enforcement Administration and 8 News Now.

Below are some photos from the event.

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