385 pounds of medications collected at Drug Take Back in Berks

385 pounds of medications collected at Drug Take Back in Berks

Nearly 400 pounds of medications were dropped off at the annual prescription Drug Take Back at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Berks County detectives office said 385 pounds of medications — 32 pounds of controlled substances and 353 pounds of noncontrolled substances — were collected during the three-hour, drive-up event Saturday. This year’s total surpassed last year’s total by 128 pounds, officials said in a release. Detectives from the district att…

Take-Aways from the 2025 Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

From Berks County District Attorney’s Office On Saturday, May 3, at First Energy Stadium, the Berks County Medical Society, Berks County District Attorney’s Office, Reading Fightin’ Phils, SOS Berks, and Council on Chemical Abuse conducted their annual prescription drug take-back event. During this three-hour event, participants drove up and turned in unwanted, unused, or expired medications for safe disposal. The first 5,000 participants receiv…

Drug Take Back Day

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385 pounds of medications collected at Berks County Drug Take Back Event

More than 380 pounds of unused and expired medications were collected during the 2025 Prescription Drug Take Back Event held Saturday, May 3 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading. The event was organized by the Berks County Medical Society in partnership with the Berks County District Attorney’s Office, the Reading Fightin’ Phils, SOS Berks, and the Council on Chemical Abuse. The annual event, designed to prevent the misuse of prescription drugs and…