ST. LOUIS –Communities in the tri-state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division safely disposed of 25,726 pounds of unneeded and expired medications, October 25, at the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Nationally, the DEA and its law enforcement partners removed 571,054 pounds of medication at 4,317 collection...

WASHINGTON – On October 25, 2025, DEA joined 4,263 law enforcement agencies across the country who came together for the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. At 4,317 collection sites nationwide, Take Back events removed 571,054 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug...

ST. LOUIS –The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division in partnership with law enforcement agencies across Missouri, Kansas and Southern Illinois, will host 186 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day locations in which unused, unnecessary and expired prescription medications will be collected between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Saturday...

WASHINGTON –The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At nearly 4,000 collection sites throughout the United States, DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take...

ST. LOUIS – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division joined forces with law enforcement agencies across Kansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois to safely dispose of 33,840 pounds of unneeded and expired medications at the 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 26. Nationally, more than 620,000 pounds...

WASHINGTON – 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...

ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division, encompassing Missouri, Kansas and Southern Illinois, is partnering with 196 law enforcement agencies to host the 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 219 Take Back sites...

WASHINGTON, DC –The Drug Enforcement Administration, in coordination with more than 4,400 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering communities across the United States a safe, convenient, and anonymous way to...

WASHINGTON – On Oct. 26, DEA and over 4,400 law enforcement partners collected nearly 630,000 pounds of unused medications at 4,600 locations nationwide. This effort to empty medicine cabinets helps to prevent drug misuse before it starts. Since its inception, DEA’s National Prescription Take Back Day has removed nearly 19.2...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with more than 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day encourages the safe and anonymous...