MD State Police Partners With DEA To Dispose Of Unwanted Prescription Drugs

From The MD State Police: The Maryland State Police in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration are asking citizens dispose of unwanted prescription drugs during the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 29, 2017 from 10:00 am to 2:00 p.m. at the Maryland State Police North East Barracks.

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

Second only to marijuana, non-medical prescription drugs are the most commonly used drug in the country. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs are finding an unlimited supply in their family’s medicine cabinet.

Locally during the last initiative in October 2017, troopers collected over 2,100 pounds of prescription drugs. Nationally, 672,000 pounds (336 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public. When added to the collections from the previous Take-Back events, more than 7.1 million pounds of prescription medications have been removed from circulation.

WHAT: National Drug Take Back Initiative
WHEN: SATURDAY, April 29, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: MARYLAND STATE POLICE, BARRACK “F” (2433 Pulaski Highway, North East, Maryland)

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