National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Posted over 7 years ago by Annette Johansen
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:
PARTICIPANTS NAME |
COLLECTION SITE |
ADDRESS |
CITY |
STATE, ZIP |
~DISTANCE |
|
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION |
HEALTH COMMUNITIES BUILDING |
3900 AMBASSADOR DRIVE |
ANCHORAGE |
AK, 99508 |
0 miles. |
|
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION |
PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER |
3300 PROVIDENCE DRIVE ENTRANCE 4 |
ANCHORAGE |
AK, 99508 |
0 miles. |
|
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION |
FRED MEYERS - MULDOON |
7701 DEBARR ROAD |
ANCHORAGE |
AK, 99504 |
3 miles. |
|
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION |
FRED MEYERS - ABBOTT |
2300 ABBOTT ROAD |
ANCHORAGE |
AK, 99507 |
5 miles. |