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DEA Announces 42,676 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Collected During Take-back Event

PHILADELPHIA - Special Agent in (SAC) Jon Wilson of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Philadelphia Field Division announced today that 42,676 pounds of prescription drugs were collected across Pennsylvania and Delaware by the DEA and its partners during the Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event on Saturday, April 28, 2018. A specific...
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Dr. Rogelio Lucas And His Wife Convicted On 30 Counts

NEW YORK - Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, announced today that a Manhattan Supreme Court jury returned a guilty verdict against Dr. Rogelio Lucas and his wife Lydia Lucas, who managed her...
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

NEW YORK - Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and federal partners...
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New Jersey Residents Add To Record Number Of Unused Pills Collected During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Newark, N.J. - Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent in (SAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, announced that New Jersey residents turned in 14,819 pounds or 7.4 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted prescriptions during DEA’s 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 28. Nationally, a...
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DEA New England Field Division Collects 44 Tons Of Prescription Drugs During The 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

BOSTON - The final tally is in from the 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 28th, 2018. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field (NEFD) and its partners, over the course of four hours, collected 88,182.07 pounds or 44 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs at...
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

LOS ANGELES - Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and federal partners...
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DEA's 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Delivers Positive Numbers Throughout South And Central Texas

HOUSTON - From Waco to Houston to Laredo, Texas, Texan’s showed their support for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day program by dropping off their unused, unwanted and expired prescription pills on April 28 at collection sites across Texas. The Houston Division collected over 44,262...
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DEA’s 15th Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort -- A Big Success In North Texas And Oklahoma

NORTH TEXAS & OKLAHOMA - The final total is in from the 15th National Prescription Take-Back Day this past Saturday, April 28, 2018. DEA and its partners, 142 participating agencies in total, took back prescription drugs at 179 locations throughout North Texas and Oklahoma. A total of 39,217 pounds of...
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Chicago Field Division Contributes To The Record Number Of Prescription Drugs Collected At 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

CHICAGO - Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and federal partners, DEA...
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DEA’s 15th Rx Drug Take Back Day Hailed As Huge Success In Tennessee

NASHVILLE - Tennesseans participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) held on Saturday, April 28, 2018, turned in 20,590 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This was the third highest...