Kent North Park Neighborhood

Drug Take-Back Day coming next weekend

Do you have unwanted and unused medications in your medicine cabinets at home? Are you looking for a safe way to dispose of these medications properly? The DEA’s Second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is Saturday, April 30, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. This is a day where anyone can drop off expired, unused and unwanted prescriptions at no charge and no questions asked.

The DEA is partnering with local law enforcement to have collection sites available if you wish to dispose of the medications you no longer need. Law enforcement professionals will monitor the sites to ensure the drugs are disposed of properly.

Prescription drug abuse and misuse is the nation’s fastest growing drug problem. It is a rapidly growing public health and safety crisis. Based on CDC trend data from 1999-2006, fatal drug poisoning is the second leading cause of injury death overall.  Deaths related to prescription opioids are increasing the fastest.

For more information, visit the DEA’s website.