The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office transferred over 523 pounds of unwanted, unused, or expired prescription medication to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week as part of the National Drug Take-Back Program.

Sheriff David Groves said the National Drug Take-Back Program has been widely successful, not just in Cherokee County but across the country, as well. Due to the success of the program, the Galena Police Department, Baxter Springs Police Department, and the Sheriff's Office all now allow prescription drug drop-offs at those respective agencies any time throughout the year.

Sheriff Groves went on to say that he appreciates all those who participated in this program because it results in prescription drugs being safely discarded rather than ending up being accidentally ingested by a child or stolen from someone addicted to narcotics.