The Paducah Police Department partners with the Kentucky Crime Prevention Coalition and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to provide a year-round drop box where people can drop off expired or no longer needed medications. The box is located in the lobby of the Police Department at 1400 Broadway and accessible during normal business hours. Citizens need only to bring their medications to the lobby of the department and drop them into the designated box. No information is requested, and the police department will properly destroy the medication to ensure that it does not enter the water system or fall into the hands of drug dealers or our children. The drug disposal box and the semi-annual Drug Take-Back days result in the disposal of hundreds of pounds of prescriptions turned in by the public.
| Year | Pounds of Medication Destroyed |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 510 |
| 2018 | 450 |
| 2017 | 222 |
| 2016 | 272 |
| 2015 | 584 |
| 2014 | 360 |
| 2013 | 221 |
| 2012 | 236 |
| 2011 | 155 |
