The effort, organized by the U.S. DEA, in partnership with local law enforcement agencies, is intended to underscore the importance of taking commonly abused drugs out of circulation.
LOS ANGELES — Southern California residents who want to get rid of expired, unused or unwanted drugs will have an opportunity this weekend to safely discard them at multiple locations during National Drug Take-Back Day.
The agency began holding take-backs 13 years ago. Since its inaugural event, 8,650 tons of prescription and non-prescription drugs have been collected at thousands of disposal sites throughout the country, according to officials. “Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. continue to rise, as is the number of accidental poisonings,” the Riverside Police Department said in a statement. “According to a report published by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, a majority of people who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend.”
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