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Wlaf1450Saturday was a prescription drugs Take Back Day hosted by Campbell United
By Charlotte Underwood
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- There were 175 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs received during Campbell United’s Drug Take Back event held on Saturday, October 25, in the Save-A-Lot parking lot in LaFollette and at Jellico’s Veteran’s Park. The aim of the event was to “provide a safe way for unneeded prescription medications to be disposed of” and was part of a National DEA Drug Take Back initiative. Campbell United had a booth set up from 10 am until 2 pm to collect the unwanted prescription drugs, they also handed out prescription drug lock boxes.
For the past two drug take back events, Campbell United has expanded by holding the takeback in Jellico as well as at LaFollette.
According to Campbell United Director Charlsa Honeycutt, they were “very pleased with the turnout for the event” and “over 175 pounds of prescription drugs were disposed of.” Honeycutt said a huge thank you to Campbell County citizens for coming out and disposing of their medications properly.
According to organizers, events like this are important to get these unwanted prescription drugs out of your medicine cabinet so they do not fall into the wrong hands or get disposed of improperly.
“We had a great response to this event and collected more than double what we did last year,” said event co-organizer Trent Coffey.
Holding community events like this are in alignment with Campbell United’s Mission Statement to “Prevent substance use and misuse for youth and adults in Campbell County through awareness education and recovery support.”
According to Honeycutt, having a drug take back event like for the local community shows their mission and vision statements in action by “getting these possibly dangerous prescription medications out of reach of youth.”
“This will keep them out of the reach of small children while helping our environment,” Honeycutt said.
Organizers also wanted to say, “thank you to the Campbell County Sheriff’s Department and the Jellico Police Department for their support of the event, as well as to the volunteers who helped out.
Organizers also want to notify the public that the county has two permanent medication disposal containers, one at the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office and another at the Jellico Police Department.
For more information about Campbell United, contact Director Charlsa Honeycutt at 423.907.2908, or via email at chuckih59@yahoo.com. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-10/27/2025-6AM-PHOTOS SUBMITTED)