The Kennedy Center and BCLS Launched a Safe Drug Disposal Initiative:

The Kennedy Center Prevention Department, along with the SAMHSA-awarded grant, Partnership for Success (PFS), initiated a community outreach collaboration with the Berkeley County Library System (BCLS) to provide free Deterra® Drug-Disposal Pouches at each of their seven locations and Mobile Library.

Since 2019, Berkeley County has seen an alarming increase in deaths from prescription drugs and opioid usage - including a large increase in accidental overdoses. The purpose of this collaboration is to increase awareness of prescription drug misuse, learn how to properly store and dispose of medications, and help our community keep children, pets, and others safe from accidentally ingesting unused or expired drugs. Deterra® Pouches are a convenient and environmentally friendly option for proper drug disposal right at home. It is the only independently tested and scientifically proven drug disposal system that permanently deactivates pills, patches, liquids, creams, and films.

“Many homes in Berkeley County contain expired and unneeded medications. By removing and disposing of these medicines from your home, you will help reduce the chance that others will accidentally or intentionally misuse them.” - Wehme Hutto, Executive Director of the Kennedy Center.

For more information on this initiative, please contact 843-797-7871.

The Ernest E. Kennedy Center
Deterra System How-To Videos
Deterra System: Personal Use
Deterra® Survey
 

As part of the Deterra Safe Drug Disposal Initiative by The Kennedy Center and Berkeley County Library System,  the library will distribute FREE medium-sized Deterra Deterra Drug Deactivation System Pouches. Please call a library branch to determine availability: Moncks Corner Library 843-719-4223, Cane Bay 843-719-4796, Daniel Island 843-471-2952, Goose Creek 843-572-1376, Hanahan 843-553-0047, Sangaree 843-695-1208, St. Stephen 843-567-4862, M.O.R.E. (Mobile Library) 843-719-4247.

The library will not accept pills/drugs for disposal.

Drug disposal sites in Berkeley County:

Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, 223 North Live Oak Dr., Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461
Goose Creek Police Department, 519 North Goose Creek Blvd., Goose Creek, S.C. 29445
Moncks Corner Police Department, 118 Carolina Ave., Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461
Walgreens Drug Store, 1120 North Main St., Summerville, S.C. 29483
Delta Pharmacy 162 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island, SC 29492
USN- Naval Health Clinic 110 NNPTC Circle, Goose Creek, SC 29455 
Walgreens Drug Store, 1 South Alliance Drive, Goose Creek SC, 29445
Walmart 605 St. James Ave, Goose Creek SC, 29445 
Hanahan Police Department,1255 Yeamans Hall Rd., Hanahan, SC 29410