Santa Monica Drug Take-Back Day Set for Saturday

SANTA MONICA, CA - Santa Monica will participate in National Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday.

The event is held in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration and allows people to drop off expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for disposal with no questions asked.

You can drop off any of your unwanted and expired prescription drugs between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the following location:

Santa Monica Police Department
333 Olympic Drive
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Last April, Americans turned in 447 tons (more than 893,000 pounds) of prescription drugs, according to the DEA.

Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse, according to officials.

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