It’s time to gather up all of your unused or expired medication. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Florida Crime Prevention Association, K-consulting, Abby Services, Brookdale Senior Living, CVS Pharmacy, and Old Navy for “Operation Medicine Cabinet,” the latest installment of the Pharmaceutical Take Back Program.

Five locations will be available to drop off your old, unused prescription and over the counter medications for proper disposal throughout the county.

In Lehigh Acres, you can drop off your old medications, both prescriptions and over-the-counter meds, inhalers and needles and other old medical items on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at the Winn- Dixie supermarket at 1145 Homestead Rd. in Lehigh. The hours are between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

A spokesman for the Lee County Sheriff’s office said they are taking a proactive stance in removing and properly disposing of unused medications and needles. This can keep them from falling into the wrong hands and also prevent the drugs from being flushed down the toilet which poses an environmental danger, officials said.

Back in November, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office hosted an Operation Medicine Cabinet which resulted in the collection of more than 57,000 pills, 50 liquids, 107 creams, 71 syringes, 500 patches, 598 inhalers and 44 powders; these included prescription and over the counter medications.

There is no cost to turn in your medications and you will remain anonymous, officials said.