Brainerd Police and BLADE are teaming up for National Drug Take Back Day

On Saturday, the Drug Enforcement Administration coordinated an effort with state and local law enforcement agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from the nation's drug cabinets. In Brainerd, a Take Back Day event was held at Cub Foods.

The Take Back Initiative was launched to take back potentially harmful substances. Brainerd Police and the Brainerd Lakes Area Drug Education Coalition (BLADE) have teamed up to ensure area residents have the opportunity to safely clear out their medicine cabinets.

There was a large turnout on Saturday and a Halloween event was also held at Cub Foods. People stopped by both booths to get some stickers and, more importantly, information about what they can do to help with the opioid crisis.

All collected material was transported to Minneapolis on Saturday and burned there.