(KNZA)--The Brown County Sheriffs office will be participating in the National Drug Takeback event Saturday.

According to a news release, the Sheriff's Office will be collecting unused medications for safe disposal from 10 to 2

The release says the event provides citizens an effective way to dispose of medication they no longer need or use.  

The Sheriff's Office has been part of the national event for many years. The release says hundreds of pounds of unwanted, unused or expired medications have been collected at the Sheriff's office  and then turned over to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration for safe disposal.  

The Sheriff's Office collects medications year round, 24 hours a day.  

Injectables and needles are not accepted.