By Editor | April 30, 2021
Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. That’s dangerous and often tragic. That’s why the Ste. Genevieve Community Services Forum has arranged a free drive-thru Drug Take Back event on May 1, from 9 am to 12 pm, at Ste. Genevieve Fire Department.
This event enables individuals to dispose of their unwanted or expired drugs safely, conveniently, and anonymously. Doing so helps reduce the risk of accidental poisoning, misuse, and overdose through pharmaceuticals. In addition to saving lives, proper disposal of drugs plays an important part in protecting the environment.
Prescription and over-the-counter medications are accepted in pill or liquid form. Also acceptable are pet medicines, EpiPens, and needles.
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency collected 7,850 pounds of unused, expired and unwanted medications in San Diego last week as part of a national event, a DEA spokeswoman announced Friday.
The DEA collected more than 829,500 pounds just over 419 tons of medications during its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 24, spokeswoman Rachel Crowley said in a statement.
More than 4,000 community partners contributed their time at 5,060 collection sites throughout the U.S., Crowley said.
John W. Callery, special agent in charge at the San Diego office, thanked county residents for helping out.
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“We asked you to do your part to get unused and unwanted medications out of your homes, and you did,” Callery said in a statement. “Through your efforts, we collected almost 8,000 pounds of medications that can no longer be misused, abused or stolen.”
DEA New England collects over 46 tons of prescription drugs during Drug Take-Back Day
Over a four-hour span, the DEA New England Division collected more than 46 tons of prescription drugs last Saturday Author: Erin Keller (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 5:37 PM EDT April 30, 2021 Updated: 11:41 AM EDT May 4, 2021
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The 46 tons of collections included expired, unused, unwanted prescription drugs, electronic vaping devices, and cartridges from 565 sites throughout New England.
In Maine, 27,340 pounds were collected, bringing Maine s all-time total to 479,605 pounds. The first National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day happened back in September 2010, when the division collected 25,810 pounds of unwanted drugs.
The collected pounds are broken down by state below:
UpdatedTue, Apr 27, 2021 at 8:24 am ET
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Officers from the Mount Vernon District Station pose next to garbage bags filled with unwanted medications collected Saturday as part of the annual DEA National Drug Take Back Day. (Fairfax County Police Department)
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA Fairfax County Police Department collected 2,038 pounds of unwanted and expired medications Saturday as part of the DEA National Drug Take Back Day, according to a post on the department s official Twitter account.
Officers from FCPD s eight district stations helped county residents drop off unwanted and expired medications.
According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, millions of people every year misuse prescription pain relievers, stimulants, tranquilizers and sedatives. Nearly 50,000 people in the United States died from opioid-involved overdoses that year.
ABC Columbia
Apr 27, 2021 3:52 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– This past Saturday, law enforcement agencies across the state, in coordination with the DEA, held Drug Take Back Day. Several Midlands agencies say it was a successful day.
According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department nearly 430 pounds of unused and expired medications were collected in the county. The Lexington Police Department tweeted out that they collected 10 large bags of unused medication.
Thanks to everyone who stopped @cvspharmacy and @Walgreens on Saturday during the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Ten large bags of prescription drugs were taken for proper disposal. pic.twitter.com/6s8erqZmm9