Drug Enforcement Administration

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Below are the results from October 2017's 14th National Take Back:

Total Law Enforcement Participation: 4,274
Total Collection Sites: 5,321
Total Weight Collected: 912,305 lbs. (456 Tons)

If you're interested in learning more about this take back:

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Mark your calendars! On April 28th it is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day! Joe Flacco and Matthew Stafford, "Boomer" Esiason, Jim Palmer, Mario Lopez and other celebrities speak out about the importance of DEA's Take Back Day.

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Visit the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators’ (NADDI’s) map-based search tool to find drug take-back locations at your local law enforcement agency:

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Did you know? When exposed to ethynyl estradiol, the male minnows’ testicular development is arrested and they start making early-stage eggs instead. During a study on exposed fish in 2010, the mating season was disastrous. Within two years, the minnow population crashed.

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Use this locator to find safe medication disposal kiosks in Walgreens pharmacy locations. Kiosks are available during regular pharmacy hours:

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Enter your zip code into the National Community Pharmacists Association’s (NCPA’s) tool to find pharmacy-based drug take-back locations nationwide:

https://t.co/HBVAdQNATB

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If the trash is your only option, make sure to remove any personal information from the bottle, and put the medicine in two ziplock bags and properly secure them.

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Friendly reminder: avoid flushing your medicines down the toilet or the drain! Instead, use a disposal site or collection event when available.

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Simply enter your zip code into this search tool to find locations near you that collect controlled substances (including retail pharmacies, hospitals and clinics with on-site pharmacies, etc)!

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The majority of your questions can be answered in our Disposal Act fact sheet, which can be found here:

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Hello! This account was created with the goal of educating you all on proper pharmaceutical disposal protocol. If you have any questions, tweet us!