On September 25, 2010, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will be coordinating a collaborative effort with state and local agencies to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from the nation’s medicine cabinets. Collection activities will take place from 10:00 am through 2:00 pm at sites throughout the country.This first-ever National Drug Take-Back Day provides an opportunity for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused controlled substances and other medications for destruction. These drugs are a potential source of supply for theft, diversion, and illegal use and pose a growing risk to public health and safety. This one-day effort is intended to bring a national focus on the issue of increasing controlled-substance abuse.
The program is anonymous and both prescription and over-the-counter solid dosage medications are accepted. However, injectable solutions and needles will not be accepted, and the collection of illicit substances such as cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamine is not a part of this initiative.
For more information on the program [click here]. To find a collection site near you [click here].
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They're only doing this because they don't have the manpower to bust everyone's doors down nor the technology to identify only those citizens who have CNS meds in their med cabinet.
BTW, what constitutes "expired, unwanted, or unused controlled substances and other medications"? Is it illegal to have expired meds in your med cabinet? With medications costing so much these days you'd have to be a fool to discard anything you know you will need again sometime.
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