DEA collects over 620K pounds in unused medications for Drug Take Back Day

287 pounds of prescription drugs dropped off during initiative in Westminster

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Westminster Police Department revealed 287 pounds of unused/expired medication was dropped off during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 26. The WPD, which called the initiative a "success" in a post on X Friday, had asked residents to drop off any unused or expired medication at the Public Safety Center in Westminster on Yates Street. Colorado men arrested during fentanyl drug bust Westminster police pa…

DEA collects over 620K pounds in unused medications for Drug Take Back Day

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The 28th National Drug Take Back Day was set for Saturday, April 26. The Drug Enforcement Administration hosts this annual event to provide residents with a way to safely dispose of their unused medication. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! 4,472 law enforcement agencies participated in this national event. There were 4,590 total collection sites. The total amount…

DEA Disposes Of 620,000 Pounds Of Unused Medications On 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

DEA News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — DEA and nearly 4,500 law enforcement agencies joined forces last month to dispose of more than 620,000 pounds of unneeded and expired medications in an effort to prevent drug misuse and abuse. The spring collection event marked DEA’s 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Since its inception 16 years ago, DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day has helped Americans safely remove nearly 19.8 million pounds of expi…

D.E.A. Drug Take Back Day garners nearly 10,000 pounds

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentuckians stepped up in a big way during the DEA’s latest National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, turning in nearly 10,000 pounds of unused or expired medications. The effort is part of a national push to safely dispose of unneeded prescription drugs and prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. Across the country, more than 620,000 pounds were collected. The DEA says this program has now removed more…

Controlled Drug Classifications: Schedule I, II, III, IV, V - MedShadow Foundation | Independent Health & Wellness Journalism

Since the early 1900s, the federal government has attempted to regulate narcotics and other drugs with a potential for abuse or dependence  (whether for medical or recreational use), by employing a hodgepodge of tariffs, import and export laws, and criminal prosecution. (The 19th century saw little to no effective regulation of dangerous drugs in the U.S.) In 1970, Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), granting the Bureau of Narco…

DEA safely disposes of 620,000 pounds of unused medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day - WRNJ Radio

WASHINGTON, D.C. – DEA and nearly 4,500 law enforcement agencies joined forces last month to dispose of more than 620,000 pounds of unneeded and expired medications in an effort to prevent drug misuse and abuse. The spring collection event marked DEA’s 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Since its inception 16 years ago, DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day has helped Americans safely remove nearly 19.8 million pounds of expired, unwan…