National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Saturday, October 28, 2017
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Most abused prescription drugs come from family and friends. You could be a drug dealer and not even now it.

• Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose, and abuse.
• Pharmaceutical drugs can be just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription of a doctor’s supervision.
• The non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks second only to marijuana as the most common form of drug abuse in America.
• The majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from family and friends – and the home medicine cabinet.
• Unused prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved and abused or illegally sold. Unused drugs that are flushed contaminate the water supply.
• Take-back programs are the best way to dispose of old drugs. But if a program is not available:
  • Take the meds out of their bottles;
  • Mix them with something unappealing like used kitty litter or coffee grounds;
  • Seal them in a bag or disposable container, and throw that away.
• For more information on prescription drug abuse, go to:
  • dea.gov or call 1-800-882-9539
  • getsmartaboutdrugs.com
  • justthinktwice.com

Below are Prescription Drugs Take Back locations in your community: