9.25.2010

it's 'take back' day

No, not the shoes you didn't need. Not the nasty comment you made. Although neither one of those is a bad thing to take back. Actually, today is National DRUG Take-Back Day. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says we've got an epidemic and it's happening in our own medicine cabinets. Fact is, the fastest growing drug problem in the United States is from all the legal stuff found right in our own homes.

So today Saturday, September 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m The DEA and EPA are coordinating drug take-back events at thousands of sites around the country. Expired, unwanted, or unused solid over-the-counter and prescription medicines may be dropped off at any of these locations to be disposed of safely. Save your kids, your pets and your planet. Okay?

Find a collection site near you

Read more about the prescription drug epidemic

Take Back every day of the year

finished cabinet by Anna @ D16, on Flickr
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