# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Milwaukee VA Medication Take Back Day
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Members of the public can dispose of expired or unused medications, including controlled substances, at select VA facilities, on Take Back Days.

Zablocki VA Health Care System will hold Medication Take Back Day events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Ave., east entrance. The event will also be held on Friday, Oct. 23 at the Green Bay VA and Appleton VA clinics, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the front entrances.

The public can drive through at the facility entrance to receive a pre-paid envelope used to dispose of medications through the U.S. postal service. They can also park and dispose of medications in the secure disposal receptacles at each facility.

VA is aligned with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for this initiative. Any member of the public is welcome, whether they have any affiliation to Veterans or not. 

“We are pleased to once again welcome our community to VA facilities for VA Medication Take Back Day and provide this important service,” said acting Milwaukee VA Police Chief Patrick Fortune. “Regularly cleaning out our medicine cabinets and disposing of old or unused medications in a safe and secure manner keeps them out of the wrong hands and out of our community’s water supplies.”

The Dispose of Unused Medications and Prescription (DUMP) Opioids Act requires VA to establish designated time periods when Veterans and non-Veterans can dispose of opioids and other controlled substances and medications at covered VA facilities. A covered facility is a VA medical facility with an onsite pharmacy and/or a physical location dedicated for law enforcement purposes.

Member of the public who can’t participate in VA’s Take Back Days can use DOJ’s Public Disposal Locations Search Tool to find year-round collection sites. 

Veterans enrolled for VA care can bring their expired and unused medications to their VA site of care for disposal at any time by contacting their local VA Police Service or VA Pharmacy.

DEA holds two Take Back Days a year, on the last Saturdays of April and October.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/milwaukee/milwaukee-va-medication-take-back-day/200030809423721
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, Art, Theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Milwaukee
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5000 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53295
- **lat**: 43.02208
- **long**: -87.97582
- **full address**: 5000 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53295

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Milwaukee VA Medication Take Back Day being held?
  - **A:** Milwaukee VA Medication Take Back Day takes place on Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 5000 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53295.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Milwaukee VA Medication Take Back Day?
  - **A:** Milwaukee VA Medication Take Back Day is organized by Milwaukee VA Medical Center.

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