Resources & Information

Apr 25 2016

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 AM to 2 PM.  Thousands of DEA-coordinated collection sites will be available across the country, and consumers are encouraged to use this opportunity to safely and legally dispose of any unneeded medications, including prescription painkillers and other controlled substance medications, which can only be accepted for disposal when law enforcement is present.

The take-back service is free and anonymous. Personal information may be blacked out on prescription bottles, or medications may be emptied from the bottles into bins provided at the locations. More information and a link to the DEA Take-Back Day collection site locator are available here.