DEA collected 5,100 pounds of unused drugs in Alabama Share Updated: 10:42 AM CDT May 4, 2021 Linda Grantin The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 10:42 AM CDT May 4, 2021 Linda Grantin The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 829,543 pounds of unused , expired and unwanted drugs across the country.In Alabama, 5,100 pounds of unused drugs were turned in.Americans once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes, officials said.The April event included 4,425 community partners at 5,060 collection sites throughout the country.“DEA’s biannual Take Back Day events are critical to helping reduce overdose deaths and alleviate addiction by safely disposing of prescription medications that sit idle in the home,” said DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans.DEA Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley said, “DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day events continue to remove even-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen or abused."DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has now collected 14,670,240 million pounds of medications since the inception of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative in 2010.