Indiana State Police Partners with the DEA for the 14th Drug Take Back
Day
Indiana - On Saturday, October 28, 2017 the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the 14th nationwide “Prescription
Drug Take Back” initiative. The “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent
prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription
drugs.
Collection sites will be
set up nationwide for expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs which
will be properly disposed of without threat to the environment. This
program is for liquid and pill medications. Needles, new or used, will
not be accepted for disposal. This service is free and anonymous with no
questions asked.
Last
April Americans turned in 450 tons (900,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at
almost 5,500
sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,200 of its state and local law
enforcement partners. Overall, in its 13 previous Take Back events,
DEA and its partners have taken in over
8.1 million pounds—more than 4,050 tons—of pills.
This
initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in
home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of
prescription drug
abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental
poisonings and overdoses
due to these drugs. Studies show that a
majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained
from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans
are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing
them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety
and health
hazards.
Once again, the Indiana State Police
are pleased to partner with the DEA, and as in the past, the drugs may be
dropped off at any Indiana State Police Post, except the Toll Road Post.
The event will be on Saturday, October 28th, between the hours of 10:00 a.m.
and 2:00 p.m.
Also, the Indiana State Police will
host a drop off site on Friday, October 27th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
inside the Indiana Government Center North public entrance off of Robert Orr
Plaza in Indianapolis. This is between the government north and south
buildings, immediately west of the State Capitol building.
To locate the state police post
closest to your home or business, click this link for Indiana State Police on the Map.
To find other locations in Indiana or across the U.S.
that are participating in the Drug Take Back initiative, click this link
to the DEA.
The Drug Take Back
events are the safe, popular and responsible way for the public to legally and
dispose of prescription drugs. No questions asked.
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