PUBLIC INFORMATION

Over 5,300 Sites Join DEA Nationwide Effort
to Take-Back Prescription Drugs on April 30th

April 30, 2010 will be "Take Back Day 2011.”  From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., you can safely dispose of expired, unneeded, or unused prescription drugs. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse.

Government, community, public health and law enforcement partners at these sites will be working together to collect these expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs that are potentially dangerous if continuously left in the family’s medicine drawers or cabinets. 

Collection sites can be found by going to:  www.dea.gov

When you access the site, click on the “Got Drugs?” banner at the top of the home page which connects to a database.  Using zip code, city, or county, individuals can find their nearest drop-off site.

“I encourage every American to take advantage of this valuable opportunity to safely dispose of unused, un-needed, or expired prescription drugs,” said Gil Kerlikowkse, Director of National Drug Control Policy.  “Preventing these readily available and potentially deadly drugs from being diverted and misused is something each and every one of us can do to help reduce the epidemic of prescription drug abuse that is harming so many Americans.”    

This referenced website is continuously updated with new take-back locations.   In addition, interested media can now go to: www.nationaltakebackday.com to download a public service announcement about the initiative.

Contributed By:

Ms. Johnnie Bowers