DEA National Take-Back Day (Prescriptions)

This topic continues to get more attention.  Don’t leave your old medications around for your kids to use.  Don’t flush them down the toilet and into our water supply.  Turn them in for safe disposal.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Drug Enforcement Administration and government, community, public health and law enforcement partners today announced a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. DEA will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at sites nationwide on Saturday, September 25th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.  

For more information, visit: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/takeback/