EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Indiana State Police took part in the DEA’s national “Prescription Drug Take Back Day.”

According to a press release, the initiative helps prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs.

In Evansville, the I-S-P collected medications at its regional post.

People turned in plastic bags and even boxes filled with prescription bottles.

Officers even went out to people’s cars to make the process easy.

A retired pharmacist told 14 News turning in medicines you’re no longer using keeps everyone safe.

“I have had patients call in a panic because a child had gotten into medication that they no longer were taking,” says retired pharmacist Paula Grimwood. “And in those cases, I always recommend calling poison control, but i

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