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About 420 tons of prescription medication was collected nationwide during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Take Back Day last month.
In Pennsylvania, about 35,000 pounds of unused, expired and unwanted medication was turned in on April 24, according to agency statistics. The event, held twice a year, is meant to prevent such medications from getting into the wrong hands.
The events can help reduce drug overdose deaths and prevent addiction by allowing for the safe disposal of prescription medications, said agency acting administrator D. Christopher Evans.