Health officials host prescription drug take-back day as part of national initiative

Health officials host prescription drug take-back day as part of national initiative

Opioid Addiction can begin with pain medication prescribed by your doctor.So if you have unused, unneeded, or expired medication at your house, you can safely dispose of it this Saturday as part of a national initiative.The DEA drug take-back event happens twice each year, in October and April.During the event last fall, Utahans turned in more than 10,000 pounds of unused prescription medications at sites all across the state.Valerie Jansen said…