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TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. About 420 tons of prescription medication was collected nationwide during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Take Back Day last month. In Pennsylvania, about 35,000 pounds of unused, expired and unwanted medication was turned in on April 24, according to agency statistics. The event, held twice a year, is meant to prevent such medications from getting into the wrong hands. ...

KNBN NewsCenter1 May 3, 2021 RAPID CITY, S.D. — April 24 was the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, where unused, expired, and unwanted medications can be turned over for safe and anonymous disposal. The goal is to help prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing those prescription pills from homes. South Dakota reported 1,651 pounds of medication collected by 23 law enforcement partners across 27 sites statewide. More than 5,000 such collection sites were open nationwide...

NorCal residents return 13 tons of drugs to the DEA FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Los Angeles was one of numerous cities to participate in a nationwide prescription drug drop-off event visited Los Angeles on April 24. The San Francisco office of the Drug Enforcement Administration reported that Northern California residents returned 13 tons of unused prescription drugs.Courtesy: DEAShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Los Angeles was one of numerous cities to participate in a nationwide prescription drug drop-o...

May 1, 2021 Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Orville O. Greene of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Baltimore District Office announced today that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 20 th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day held on Saturday, April 24, 2021, collected 11,536.59 pounds of potentially dangerous prescription medications at Maryland’s approximately 100 available sites. The nationwide e...

More than 11,500 pounds collected during Marylands National Prescription Drug Take Back Day FotografiaBasica/Getty Images/iStockphoto By: WMAR STAFF and last updated 2021-04-30 10:50:16-04 BALTIMORE — More than 11,500 pounds of prescription drugs was collected in Maryland during the DEAs 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day last Saturday. The nationwide event is held twice a year and aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of prescriptio...

Tue, 04/27/2021 - 9:40am -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters participated in the nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day this past Saturday, turning in more than 3.5 tons of unused, unwanted and expired medication at over 55 collection sites throughout the state. The 7,165 pounds of collected medication sets a record for Drug Take Back Day in Vermont, exceeding the previous record of 6,734 pounds collected in October 2019.  “As we continue to work to prevent...

Apr 23, 2021 GLOVERSVILLE — The Gloversville Police Department Neighborhood Engagement Unit, in cooperation with Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Prevention Council and the Rob Constantine Recovery Center, will host a drive-thru prescription take back from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and offer drive-thru Narcan training in the north parking lot of City Hall, between City Hall and the Fire Department, according to a news release. The participants will be able to dispose of expired, unwanted, or unus...

Several local police departments, in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, will be host sites for the Prescription Drug Take Back Program on Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Take Back Day events provide people with an opportunity to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. Citizens are encouraged to drop off unused and/or expired prescription medications for safe disposal.  Participating Locations: •  Kirkwood Police Department, 131 W. Madison Ave....

Judy Wright Special to The Citizen Hopefully everyone recognizes that old medications, whether they are prescription or over-the-counter, should not be flushed down the toilet. The good news is April 24, 2021, is the 19th Drug Enforcement Agency National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The DEA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. There has been concern about pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) being detected in drinking water for several decades. In 2010, ...

Hy-Vee Pharmacies to participate in National Prescription DrugTake-Back Day on Saturday 10/11 NOW © Provided by Lincoln & Hastings-Krny KOLN KOLN LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Hy-Vee announced on Friday that all Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations throughout Nebraska will participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 24. According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , more than 87,200 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses, ...