Americans turned in 276 tons of unwanted or expired medications during the fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day last month, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced. Drugs were collected at 5,659 sites around the country on April 28.
The
DEA has been sponsoring Prescription Drug Take-Back days since
September 2010, and has removed over 1.5 million pounds or 774 tons of
medication from circulation. Last week's event collected a
record-breaking amount of medication, the DEA announced in a news release.
The
agency is preparing the final rules and procedures for the rollout of
the Safe and Secure Drug Disposal Act. This will allow people to
dispose of their drugs in a safe manner every day, not only during
Take-Back events. The DEA hopes to have these regulations in place by
the end of the year.
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