SILVERHILL, Ala. — “Where do young people get drugs … next to the bandaids from the medicine cabinet.”

That’s the message Silverhill Police Chief Kim Wasdin wants to send to parents.

Wasdin has a simple solution to this growing National epidemic.

“We want everyone to come to and drop off their old, outdated prescription drugs at the Silverhill Town Hall on Saturday, no questions asked,” she said.

Saturday is the official “National Take Back Initiative.” This day is a collaborative effort between local and state law enforcement with the DEA to remove potentially harmful drugs from our nation’s medicine cabinets.

National Take Back Day will allow a unified opportunity to surrender expired, unwanted or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications to law enforcement officers for destruction. This one-day effort will help bring national focus to pharmaceutical controlled substance abuse. This program helps establish a safe collection site for all Americans regardless of where they live.

Silverhill Town Hall will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a drop box, set up by the Silverhill Police Department, where you can place controlled and non-controlled substances, including old or out of date over the counter medications.

There will be no sign-in sheet, no paperwork to fill out. It is completely anonymous.

The Fairhope Elks Lodge will also be set up in the parking lot conducting a children’s drug awareness demonstation, Wasdin said.

This is a Federally sponsored program, Wasdin said, and while there will be opportunities in Mobile and Pensacola, Silverhill is the only participating department in Baldwin County.

“You should either take your label off prescription drugs to drop them in the original container or just open and dump. It’s up to you. If it is a liquid — like cough syrup — you should take the label off, screw on the top as tight as possible, and drop it,” she said. “IV solutions, injectibles or syringes will not be accepted because of the potential hazard posed by blood born pathogens.”

There will be other displays for kids, cookies and lemonade.

For more information contact Silverhill Police Chief Kim Wasdin at (251) 945-5200.