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http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/
I'm not posting this to be funny or snarky. I thought readers might genuinely be interested in knowing about this in case they or somebody they know has drugs to get rid of. I just called my elderly mother and learned that she does have a bag of prescription drugs, some of them prescribed for my late father, that she wants to get rid of. But we can't throw them out or flush them down the toilet. It's a major safety and health hazard to do that. So this is a good solution, I think. I'll go over and pick up the unwanted drugs and take them to the local drop-off location.
NATIONAL TAKE-BACK INITIATIVE
Upcoming Take-Back Day — April 27, 2013
(10:00AM - 2:00PM)
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications.
In the five previous Take-Back events, DEA in conjunction with our state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners have collected more than 2 million pounds (1,018 tons) of prescription medications were removed from circulation.
The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of these medications.
I'm not posting this to be funny or snarky. I thought readers might genuinely be interested in knowing about this in case they or somebody they know has drugs to get rid of. I just called my elderly mother and learned that she does have a bag of prescription drugs, some of them prescribed for my late father, that she wants to get rid of. But we can't throw them out or flush them down the toilet. It's a major safety and health hazard to do that. So this is a good solution, I think. I'll go over and pick up the unwanted drugs and take them to the local drop-off location.