On Saturday (26 October), the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration will again be coordinating a collaborative effort with state and
local law enforcement agencies (including many agencies throughout New England)
to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from medicine cabinets.
The free event will be held from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. These sites include
(as of this writing) 78 in Connecticut, 162 in Maine, 153 in Massachusetts, 85
in New Hampshire, 39 in Rhode Island, and 60 in Vermont.
This Seventh National Take-Back Day is designed to
provide an opportunity for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused
pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications for destruction.
These drugs are a potential source of supply for illegal use and are considered
an unacceptable risk to public health and safety.
This one-day effort is designed to bring national focus
to the issue of increasing pharmaceutical controlled substance abuse. The
program is anonymous, and it focuses on prescription and over the counter solid
dosage medications (i.e., tablets and capsules). Intravenous solutions,
injectables, and needles will not be accepted. In addition, illicit substances
such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative.
To view a list of collection sites in a specific state,
please click on the following link:
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