DEA Hosts National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

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During the last week in October, while children were collecting Halloween Trick-or-Treat candy, law enforcement officials in cities and towns across America collected a more dangerous substance.

October 29 was the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event.  Across the nation, more than 188.5 tons (377,086 pounds) of expired, unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications were turned in at more than 5,300 official Take-Back sites.  The event was scheduled to coincide with National Red Ribbon Week, the DEA’s national drug prevention program.…

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