National Prescription Drug Take Back Day a partnership between the Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement is Saturday, April 27, 2019.
From 10 a.m. — 2 p.m.
DON’T HANG ON TO MEDS
Prescription drug take back prevents prescription misuse, accidental poisoning, overdose and suicide.
Medicines in the home are a leading cause of accidental poisoning.
Nearly 4 out of 5 people who start using heroin start with inappropriate use of prescriptions.
If you have stopped taking a prescription or it is expired, please be safe and dispose.
Take back programs protect the environment.
Flushed or trashed medicines pollute waters and land.
DEA Take Back Collection Site Locator:
King County Secure Medicine Return (Available Every Day):
www.medicinereturn.org
www.stopoverdose.org
www.drugfree.org
www.kingcounty.gov/opiate
