Law enforcement agencies and community partners across East Tennessee are accepting expired or unwanted medications and vapes. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 2:31 PM EDT April 20, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The Drug Enforcement Agency is hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24.
Law enforcement agencies and community partners across East Tennessee are accepting expired or unwanted medications and vapes. The scheduled time at many places is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A full list of Saturday s take back locations can be found on the DEA website.
DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs, according to a release.
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Drug Take Back Day April 24
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Law enforcement officers at locations across the state will be collecting unused medications for safe disposal on April 24.
Included in the effort will be the Harvey County Sheriff s Office, 120 E. Seventh Street. Prescription drugs will be collected from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 24.
The collection events are part of a nationwide effort to dispose of leftover medications to prevent accidental or intentional misuse. Since the Drug Take-Back Day program began in 2010, more than 101 tons of unwanted medications have been collected and destroyed in Kansas alone.
“Unused medications are dangerous for kids, pets and the environment,” said Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. “Diversion of opioid painkillers, in particular, can contribute to the misuse of these drugs that has become a serious nationwide problem. Getting leftover medicines out of the medicine cabinets and safely destroyed keeps them from falling into the wrong hands and
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Nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs were collected during the last take-back event in October 2020. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
MALDEN, MA – If you have half-empty bottles of unused prescription drugs littering your bathroom shelves or medicine cabinet, mark your calendars for Saturday.
This year s first National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24, giving residents of Malden an opportunity to dispose of the medications safely before they end up in the wrong hands.
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration will host the 20th event in cooperation with law enforcement agencies. The service is free and anonymous. All pills will be accepted, but liquids, needles and sharps can t be taken during this event.
The week ahead: April 19, 2021
Chauvin trial closing arguments, a stabbing suspect in court and National Drug Take Back Day. Here s a look at the week ahead. Author: Rachel Wingrat Updated: 5:38 AM EDT April 19, 2021
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Monday, April 19
Closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin begin Monday. They will likely last about two hours. After that, jurors will start deliberating. It could take them minutes or days to reach a decision. Chauvin is facing three charges in connection with the death of George Floyd: second-degree unintentional felony murder, third-degree depraved mind murder, and second-degree manslaughter. You can watch live on our website or mobile app.