DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY COLLECTS 121 TONS OF UNUSED MEDICINES.The article reports on the collection of 242,000 pounds of prescription drugs for safe disposal at the Prescription Drug Take-Back Day of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on September 25, 2010.EBSCO_AspPharmacy Times...
Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day and John Shumway spoke with one doctor about what you need to know about the risks of keeping expired medications in your home.Apr 26, 2024 embed code copied Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore CBS News Bay Area CBS News Boston CBS News ...
Bryan County Opioid Prevention Project (BCOPP) is teaming up with local Bryan County police departments to participate in the national Drug Takeback Day. Drug Takeback Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and environmentally-friendly opportunity to anonymously dispose of prescription drugs, while...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) --The Drug Enforcement Administration's ninth and final Drug Take-Back Day takes place Saturday. The administration is ending the program after what it said has been a "very, very successful'' run. More:Full list of drop-off sites in N.Y.|Full list of drop-...
Prescription Drug Take Back Day 04.22.2023 10:00 am - 2:00 pm LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Police Department is participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. The ev
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2020, before the delay was announced. As of publication time, a new date had not been set. Although the ideal way to dispose of expired drugs is to deliver them to a take-back program, if a take-back ...
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Police departments, sheriff’s offices and other locations around Eastern North Carolina and the country will take part in the 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Sept. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and in some places even longer, you can...
In addition to DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, there are many other ways to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs every day, including the 11,000 authorized collectors that are available all year long. For more information, visit DEA’s year-round collection site locator....
(HealthDay)—If you have expired, unused or unwanted drugs in your medicine cabinet, you can safely dispose of them on National Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday.
One expert said Prescription Drug Take-Back Day targets a very important issue. "The abuse ofprescription medicationis one of the biggest drug problems in the United States today," said Sheila Brocavich, an assistant clinical professor in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at St. John...