Only one Grayson County drop-off is listed so far for Saturday's prescription drug take-back: Sherman police

Anyone with expired or unused prescription drugs in the medicine cabinet can hand them off in Sherman on Saturday, Oct. 24, during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

As of Tuesday, the Drug Enforcement Administration's collection-site locator listed the Sherman Police Department as the only registered drop-off site in Grayson County. Collection runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The locator gives the site's address as 2600 W. Travis St.

The DEA notes on its search page that new sites are added every day, so other departments could still sign up before Saturday. A search on Tuesday from Denison, Howe and Gunter ZIP codes turned up Sherman as the closest listed site. Other registered sites within about 25 miles included the Anna and Bonham police departments.

Year-round options

Residents who miss Saturday's event have other choices. The DEA's list of authorized year-round collectors includes five pharmacies in Sherman and Denison:

• Albertsons Pharmacy, 100 E. Taylor St., Sherman
• Walmart Pharmacy, 2210 N. FM 1417, Sherman
• Walmart Pharmacy, 401 N. U.S. 75, Denison
• CVS Pharmacy, 2910 FM 120 W., Denison
• Albertsons Pharmacy, 200 W. Crawford St., Denison

How much gets turned in

The take-back days happen twice a year. In the April 2026 round, the DEA reported that 4,306 law enforcement agencies ran 4,417 collection sites and took in 642,410 pounds of medication nationwide, or about 321 tons. The agency puts the all-time total at more than 21 million pounds.

The DEA describes the program as a safe, convenient and responsible way to get rid of prescription drugs while teaching people about the potential for medications to be abused. On its take-back page, the agency says unused prescriptions too often end up in the wrong hands.

Sources

dea.gov

deadiversion.usdoj.gov

apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov

apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov