Pittsburg police to host Prescription Drug Take Back Day site
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PITTSBURG, Kan. Next Saturday, April 24, the Pittsburg Police Department will host a site location for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering citizens an opportunity to dispose of potentially dangerous, unused, expired or otherwise unwanted prescription medications.
This will be the DEA’s 20th Take Back Day. At its last Take Back Day in October, with opioid overdose deaths increasing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the DEA collected a record-high amount of medications, with the public turning in nearly 500 tons of unwanted prescription drugs nationwide, according to a Pittsburg Police Department press release. In Pittsburg, police assisted with the collection of 110 pounds of medication last October.
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Got drugs? National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is almost here
VERONA Do you have leftover prescription drugs that need to be discarded?
If so, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held April 24, a press release said.
That means from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on that day, anyone can drop off their excess prescription medications at the Augusta County Sheriff s Office in Verona, located at 127 Lee Highway.
The sheriff s office also has a secure drop-box in the lobby area for unwanted medications, the press release said, which is available 24 hours a day.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, in 2020 nearly a million pounds (492 tons) of unwanted prescription meds were collected nationally.
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April 24, 2021 - 10:00am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is on Saturday, April 24. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department along with TASK, will be at Safeway from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to take in all medication for disposal.
This national event addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.7 million people misused prescription pain relievers, 4.9 million people misused prescription stimulants, and 5.9 million people misused prescription tranquilizers or sedatives in 2019. The survey also showed that a majority of misused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.