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PRESS RELEASE

If You’ve ‘Got Drugs’, Clean Out The Medicine Cabinet This Saturday!

April 26, 2011
… Prescription Drug Take Back program provides a safe way to dispose of unused and expired medication that can lead to …
April 26, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is October 29th

October 26, 2011
… Matthew G. Barnes.  “This initiative provides a safe way to dispose of these potentially dangerous medications and …
October 26, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is October 29th

October 26, 2011
… Matthew G. Barnes. “This initiative provides a safe way to dispose of these potentially dangerous medications and …
October 26, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is October 29th

October 26, 2011
… Matthew G. Barnes. “This initiative provides a safe way to dispose of these potentially dangerous medications and …
October 26, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is October 29th

October 26, 2011
… Matthew G. Barnes. “This initiative provides a safe way to dispose of these potentially dangerous medications and …
October 26, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

10 Tons Of Medication Collected On Take Back Day

November 02, 2016
… In the last two years since new regulations made the disposal of CPDs easier for patients and their caregivers, …
November 02, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… Info Community Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Disposing of Unused Medications Prevents Drug Thefts, Abuse, …
April 24, 2017
GENERAL INFORMATION

Take Back Day

May 08, 2025
… the drug’s abuse or dependency potential. Year-Round Drug Disposal Missed Take Back Day? Click here to locate an …
May 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA destroys more than 16,000 pounds of surrendered prescriptions

May 05, 2019
… able to come to the various drop-off locations to safely dispose of these potentially dangerous prescription …
May 05, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey residents surrender more than 12,000 pounds of prescription pills during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2018
… able to come to the various drop-off locations to safely dispose of these potentially dangerous prescription …
November 02, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 25, 2019
… from being misused and abused by others and DEA will safely dispose of them without harming the environment. It is free …
April 25, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, 2019

April 23, 2019
… needles or sharps.)   “Twice a year, the DEA invites you to dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs at …
April 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Take Back Day April 24

April 01, 2021
… provided lithium batteries are removed. Helping people dispose of potentially harmful prescription drugs is just …
April 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign

April 22, 2020
… medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them.  The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign …
April 22, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Atlanta Announces 20th Rx Drug Take Back Day

March 03, 2021
… provided lithium batteries are removed. Helping people dispose of potentially harmful prescription drugs is just …
March 03, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 22, 2020
… medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign …
April 22, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Letter to E-Commerce Companies on the Sale of Pill Presses Used to Make Fentanyl Pills

February 26, 2024
… accountable.” DEA will continue to use every tool at its disposal to help fight this drug poisoning and overdose …
February 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

April 08, 2019
… of any unwanted, unused or expired medications for safe disposal. Last year, nearly 2.5 tons were collected in …
April 08, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

More than 700,000 Pounds Collected at DEA Drug Take Back Day

May 23, 2022
… Take Back Day events provide easy, no-cost opportunities to dispose of medicines stored in the home that are susceptible …
May 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Madison Physician Agrees to Pay $110,000 to Resolve Allegations of Controlled Substance Prescribing Violations

March 12, 2021
… homes can use this link to learn where drugs can be safely disposed.  …
March 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

City of Chicago skyline lit red in support of Red Ribbon Week and DEA’s 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 24, 2020

October 21, 2020
… aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means to dispose of prescription drugs, while educating the general …
October 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

CVS to pay $535,000 for filling invalid prescriptions

April 16, 2019
… remains committed to using all the legal tools at its disposal to ensure that everyone in the chain of controlled …
April 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA San Diego Announces 20th Take Back Day

March 01, 2021
… provided lithium batteries are removed. Helping people dispose of potentially harmful prescription drugs is just …
March 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Aims For Record Removal Of Unused Pills Through Its 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative

April 25, 2018
… 28th, 2018, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the public can dispose of their unused and unwanted prescription …
April 25, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 27, 2017
… and Community Organizations to provide safe, easy to access disposal of old prescription drugs. DENVER - Addictive …
April 27, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

November 01, 2021
… Back Day, there are opportunities to regularly and safely dispose of unneeded medications at more than 13,000 …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Seizes Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

September 30, 2021
… department will continue to use all of the resources at its disposal to save lives, complementing strong enforcement …
September 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them.  The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign …
April 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign …
April 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Two Utqiagvik residents indicted on drug trafficking charges

January 21, 2021
… device, he fled the residence with the tracking device and disposed of it in a nearby dumpster. McFadden was located by …
January 21, 2021

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