United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NEW ORLEANS – Communities across the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Orleans Division discarded more than 18 tons of unwanted medication on Oct. 26, marking another successful Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Individuals from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi collectively dropped-off a combined 37,109 pounds of unused, unneeded, or expired medication...

OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in collaboration with more than 4,000 law enforcement partners, will host the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 160 Take Back sites across the five state DEA Omaha Division...

OMAHA, Neb. – Community members across the five state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division safely disposed of 18,614 pounds of unwanted and unused medications at the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event held April 27. Nationally, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 670,136 pounds of medications...

OMAHA, NE – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its partners will host the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 27, at nearly 5,000 locations nationwide, including approximately 170 drop-offs within the five state DEA Omaha Division. The public is invited to safely dispose of tablets...

OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has launched a new campaign encouraging the public to Make Every Day Take Back Day by utilizing year-round collection sites to dispose of unneeded and unwanted medications. The DEA has registered a record 17,000 pharmacies nationwide, including 1,106 within the five...

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a new campaign encouraging the public to make Every Day Take Back Day by utilizing year-round collection sites to dispose of unneeded and unwanted medications. For more than a decade, DEA has worked with state and local law enforcement partners...

On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. Locally, the New Orleans Division collected 37,273 pounds between 287 number...

OMAHA, NE – Communities across the nation safely disposed of old, unwanted and expired medications on October 28, at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, with law enforcement partners collecting 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 sites nationwide. The DEA Omaha Division accounted...

OMAHA, NE – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its partners will host the 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, October 28, at nearly 170 collection sites across the five state DEA Omaha Division. The public is invited to safely dispose of tablets, capsules, patches and other...

NEW ORLEANS – The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 28. The free event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 drop-off locations nationwide. For more than a decade, Take Back...