MINERAL?WELLS - The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia at 2 p.m. today will be in Wood County to promote National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday.
Booth Goodwin will be joined by members of the Wood County Sheriff's Office and the Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department on West Virginia 14, one of nine collection sites in Wood County.
Goodwin also will be at the Ripley Middle School, Ravenswood Middle School and Ravenswood High School in Jackson County today to discuss the dangers of prescription drug abuse. He will be joined with representatives of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team from Kanawha County.
Drug Take Back Day is sponsored nationwide by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency with local law enforcement agencies. Residents without questions being asked can turn in expired, unwanted or unused drugs, controlled substances and other items.
Drugs collected will be destroyed.
Saturday's collection will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A collection in May resulted in 674 pounds collected in Wood County, officials said.
Unused drugs can be taken to any of the collection sites. The sites, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency, are at:
* Wood County Sheriff's Office, Camden Clark Medical Center, 800 Garfield Ave.
* Wood County Sheriff's Office, Lubeck Fire Office, 1340 Harris Highway.
* Wood County Sheriff's Office, Parkersburg City Park.
* Washington County Sheriff's Office, Belpre Senior Center, 1614 Washington Blvd.
* West Virginia State Police, 3828 Staunton Turnpike.
* Wood County Sheriff's Office, Mineral Wells Fire Office, 1695 Elizabeth Pike.
* Wood County Sheriff's Office, Vienna Volunteer Fire Office, 609 28th St.
* Washington County Sheriff's Office, White Oak, 8465 Ohio 339, Barlow.
* Wood County Sheriff's Office, Williamstown Fire Office, 411 W. Fifth St.
* Wood County Sheriff's Office, Waverly Fire Office, W.Va. 2.
* Washington County Sheriff's Office, Second and Putnam streets, Marietta.
* Washington County Sheriff's Office, Devola Medical Center, 4727 Ohio 60, Marietta.
* Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Big Lots, Washington Street, Ravenswood.
* Washington County Sheriff's Office, Fort Frye High School, 420 Fifth St., Beverly.
* Wirt County Sheriff's Office, courthouse, 100 Court Square, Elizabeth.
* Washington County Sheriff's Office, Buckeye Hills Area Agency on Aging, 1400 Newport Pike, Reno.
* Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Ripley City Hall, 203 S. Church St., Ripley.
* Pleasants County Sheriff, Phillips Pharmacy, 329 Second St., St. Marys.
* Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Kenna Volunteer Fire Department, W.Va. 21 at Pleasant Valley Road, Kenna.
* Ritchie County Sheriff's Office, Rite Aid Pharmacy, 1490 E. Main St., Harrisville.
* Ritchie County Sheriff's Office, Ritchie County Sheriff's Office, 109 E. North St., Harrisville.
* Ritchie County Sheriff's Office, Hometown Pharmacy, 1607 E. Main St., Harrisville.
* Ritchie County Sheriff's Office, Pennsboro Family Pharmacy, 401-A W. Myles Ave., Pennsboro.
* West Virginia State Police, West Virginia State Police, 100 Triplett Road, Spencer.
* Roane County Sheriff's Office. Roane County Courthouse, 200 Main St., Spencer.
* Washington County Sheriff's Office, Hardware Components Inc., 1021 Park Ave., New Matamoras.
* Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, Calhoun Committee on Aging, 105 Market St., Grantsville.
* Doddridge County Sheriff's Office, Doddridge County Senior Citizen Center, 403 W. Main St., West Union.
* Tyler County Sheriff's Office, Middlebourne Volunteer Fire Department, 217 Main St., Middlebourne.
* West Virginia State Police, 4640 West Virginia Highway 5E, Glenville.
* Gallia County Sheriff's Office, courthouse, 18 Locust St., Gallipolis.
