Unwanted prescription drugs? Officials will take them Saturday

The 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day takes spot Saturday, Oct. 23, erstwhile officials volition judge medications that are nary longer needed, without questions, astatine much than 4,000 sites crossed the country.

Overseen by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, and successful practice with section instrumentality enforcement agencies, the lawsuit is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Liquids, syringes and amerciable drugs are not accepted.

To spot wherever you tin driblet disconnected the drugs, spell to  www.DEATakeBack.com.

Otherwise, specified drugs tin beryllium discarded astatine 13,000-plus pharmacies, hospitals, constabulary departments, and businesses passim the year. Those locations are besides disposable astatine the DEA’s website.

Oftentimes, misuse of medicine drugs is by a comparative oregon a friend.